Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory in World War II, May 8, 2015. More More
An eight-ship formation of U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules stages on the runway of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The aircraft are assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 39th AS, 41st A More
A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”, flies with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, over Pointe-du-Hoc, France, June 8, 2 More
C-47 Skytrain 1944 - 1945. 914th Air Refueling Wing Aircraft Lineage. Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. Layout & Design by Peter Borys
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia, the Liberty Jump Team and Veterans Association, honor the first jump of the test platoon on National Airborne Day, Augu More
Volunteers Fred Ferrell, left, a retired Marine, and Randy Gratz, a retired police officer from the Hawaii Police Department, work on a Douglas C-47 Skytrain in Hangar 79 of the Pacific Aviation Museum at Joint More
Propeller panels from a Douglas C-47 Skytrain lay stacked during the restoration work at Hangar 79 of the Pacific Aviation Museum (PAM) Pearl Harbor, on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The museum's More
On the evening June 5 and the early morning of June 6, 2018, Joint Base Charleston will conduct a real-time historical reenactment of the D-Day invasion, solely on social media. Starting at 7 p.m., both the 437 More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – In this U.S. Army file photo from 2018, parachutists in World War II period uniform drop from a restored Douglas C-33 aircraft over Fryar Drop Zone as part of National Airborne Day. The Mane More
A picture and signature of Capt. James H. Goethe is mounted inside a C-47 Skytrain, April 6, 2019, at Frederick Army Airfield, Okla. In honor of remembering the crew and members of the C-47 team that have serve More
Local civilians watch as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, taxis down the runway of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 2, 2019. Th More
Department of Defense civilian Curtis Sneddon, 422nd Communications Squadron base equipment custodian officer in the Royal Air Force Croughton, England, smiles before a ceremony began to honor all airborne troo More
A silhouette of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules appears on the English Channel during a flight June 4, 2019. The 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is the legacy squadron of the 37th Tr More
People gather in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019, to celebrate freedom and honor all service members who fought for it on D-Day, 75 years ago. To commemorate the 75th anniversary More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, laughs with a French local as he tells a story following a ceremony held honoring the 358th Fighter Group in Coigny, France, June 8, 2019. More
A French boy, dressed in a mock WWII-era uniform displaying the American flag, Canadian flag and an illustrated pin stating “I heart our veterans,” extends his arm waiting to high five one of the many U.S. stat More
A North American P-51 Mustang American long range fighter-bomber and a Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport plane await takeoff before a Memorial Day ceremonial fly over at the Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm More
A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”, flies with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, over the Normandy American Cemetery a More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Dave Mackintosh, 86th Airlift Wing executive officer, speaks with Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, and Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto Rendon, the 86th Airlift Wing command team, in the cockpit of a U.S More
Retired U.S. Army Private First Class Joseph Morettini, 82nd Airborne, 508th Regiment, Easy Company, poses for a photo during a ceremony held in honor of all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – In this U.S. Army file photo from 2018, a restored Douglas C-33 aircraft flies low over Fryar Drop Zone as part of National Airborne Day. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning i More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Trent Palmer and daughter, Charlotte Palmer, smile while looking out of a C-47 Skytrain door, April 6, 2019, at Frederick Army Airfield, Okla. The 54th Air Refueling Squadron held an event a More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, takes off from Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 2, 2019. Local civilians gathered outside of t More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., flies over a Douglas C-47 Dakota at Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The 61st A More
U.S. Army Col. Jon Beale, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade commander, stands at attention with fellow airborne infantrymen before filing into the Sainte-Mère-Église Church to honor those that paid the More
The Chateau de Franquetot is pictured during a ceremony held honoring the 358th Fighter Group in Coigny, France, June 8, 2019. During D-Day and the days that followed, 850 men from the 358th FG slept in tents o More
A U.S. static-line paratrooper gives his military service patches to the eager hands of French boys and girls outside of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 9, 2019. The military service patch, a unique design emb More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Caraway, staff non-commissioned officer in charge, Communication Strategy and Operations, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Cen More
U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, and Maj. Gen. James J. Mingus, 82nd Airborne Division commander, converse during an intermission in More
A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother,” flies over the beaches of Normandy, France, June 8, 2019. “That’s All Brother” dropped 101st Airborne troops during the invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944. More
A U.S. spectator, dressed in a WWII-era uniform, looks on at the activity and people around him in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day a More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, speaks during a ceremony honoring the 358th Fighter Group for their acts of heroism on D-Day in Coigny, France, June 8, 2019. On June 6, 19 More
Restoration manager Jim Martinelli and volunteer John Fisher, a retired Soldier, place a fluids collection pan under one of the propellers of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain in Hangar 79 of the Pacific Aviation Museum More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning is scheduled to host the 2019 National Airborne Day event beginning 9 a.m. Aug. 16 at Fryar Drop Zone with freefall parachute jump demonstr More
“Boogie Baby,” a World War II C-47 Skytrain receives a maintenance check before flying, April 6, 2019, at Frederick Army Airfield, Okla. Frederick Army Airfield is home to two operational C-47s which help educa More
Aerial porters from the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron download a pallet from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on the ramp of Cherbo More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John B. Williams, United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa mobilization assistant to the commander, speaks at a ceremony held in honor of all airborne troops and flight More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Angel Sanchez, (left), 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, and Master Sgt. Andrew Martz, 76th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, sit on the ramp of a C-130J during a More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, wears the marks of “Whiskey 7,” as it flies over Utah Beach, Normandy, France, June 6, 2019. Whiskey 7 More
Linda Evans, mayor of La Quinta, Calif., gives her remarks during a Memorial Day ceremonial flyover at the Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, Calif., May 25, 2020. Five burial flags were presented and flown More
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from Russia during WWII salutes as historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70 More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto Rendon, (left), 86th Airlift Wing command chief, Marie Forte, (center), 86th AW historian, and Master Sgt. Andrew Martz, 76th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, sit on th More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, wears the marks of “Whiskey 7,” as it flies over Utah Beach, Normandy, France, June 6, 2019. The 37th A More
A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”, flies with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, over the English Channel, June 8, 201 More
U.S. Army World War II and D-Day veteran, Vincent Speranza, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division paratrooper smiles mid-conversation during the D-Day 75 Commemorative Airborne Operation ou More
Volunteers Fred Ferrell, left, a retired Marine, Randy Gratz, a retired police officer from the Hawaii Police Department, and Cal Evans, a retired sailor, work on a Douglas C-47 Skytrain in Hangar 79 of the Pac More
A family member from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron watches out the window of a C-47 Skytrain as it takes off, April 6, 2019, at Frederick Army Airfield, Okla. The 54th ARS held a morale event where squadron m More
U.S. Army soldiers download from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on the ramp of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 2, 2019. Sev More
A French child smiles for a photo following the conclusion of a ceremony held in honor of all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. The ceremony’s guest speak More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Joseph Wenckus, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, pose with a U.S. military veteran dressed in a WWII-era uniform in honor of the 75t More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, places a wreath down in front of a plaque dedicated to the 358th Fighter Group during a ceremony commemorating the group and the 75th anniv More
Two members of the Liberty Jump Team, a commemorative team of volunteer parachutists, jump out of a restored C-47 Skytrain over the skies of Fort Benning, Georgia, August 16, 2019. The Maneuver Center of Excell More
The burial flag of a fallen American service member is displayed before a Memorial Day ceremonial flyover at the Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, Calif., May 25, 2020. Five burial flags were presented and More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., flies over Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The 61st AS’ lineage stems from the More
Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, fly in formation in the skies over France, June 4, 2019. The formation included four Ramstein C-130Js, which conduc More
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from Russia during World War II attends the historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemora More
A member of the World War II Airborne Demonstration Team watches as a C-47 Skytrain taxis onto the runway, April 6, 2019, at Frederick Army Airfield, Okla. The World War II Airborne Demonstration Team is a nonp More
Hundreds of guests and active duty service members from the United States and Germany gather around the U.S. Air Force monument near the Eglise Saint-Candide de Picauville church for a ceremony honoring all air More
The parachute of the U.S. Army Private John Steele monument billows in the breeze on the Sainte-Mère-Église Church spire in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Da More
U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant Camille R. Ford, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade primary staff officer, salutes the American flag as the Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Base Honor Guard gets in position for a ceremony More
French local, Louis Boyer, parachutist, gets a moment of shut-eye after jumping from a C-47 Skytrain and landing into the Iron Mike drop-zone outside Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 9, 2019. Boyer, 17, was the More
The pilot of a North American T-28 Trojan trainer watches other aircraft during a Memorial Day ceremonial flyover at Palm Springs, Calif., May 25, 2020. Five burial flags were presented and flown over Southern More
A U.S. Air Force Base Honor Guard Airman stands at attention moments before a ceremony began to honor all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. Behind him is More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 62nd Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., flies over Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The 62nd AS is a legacy squadron, s More
Thousands of spectators gather to see the D-Day 75 Commemorative Airborne Operation honoring the airborne operation launched on D-Day, June 6, 1944, outside Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 9, 2019. In total, o More
Former Capt. Bernie Dupuis who joined the Army Air Corps at 18 in 1944 attends the historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 7 More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Taylor Ellington looks out the window of a C-47 Skytrain as it flies over Oklahoma, April 6, 2019, at Frederick Army Airfield, Okla. The C-47 was used primarily in World War II, responsible More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, smiles while piloting a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, over France, June 4, 2019. The flyover was conducted in honor of Airborne and More
Two French locals, from their second story apartment, compare photos of the crowds gathered in the village square in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the v More
Ground personnel of the 358th Fighter Group prepare to start the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Chunky". Handwritten caption on reverse: '358 FG High Haldey.' (Courtesy photo from the American Air Muse More
Mike Pfleger, a pilot at the Palm Springs Air Museum, is interviewed after a Memorial Day ceremonial flyover at the Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, Calif., May 25, 2020. Five burial flags were presented More
Ray Weaver, an Air Force veteran, solutes as historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theate More
A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, a C-130H and a C-130J fly in formation during the heritage flight at Thunder Over the Rock Air and Space Show at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 27, 2018. The airshow had man More
A wing of a C-47 Skytrain is seen out the planes window, April 6, 2019, at Frederick Army Airfield. The World War II Airborne Demonstration Team, based out of Frederick Army Airfield, allows the public to go on More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, (center left), 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto Rendon, (left), 86th AW command chief, speak to 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen afte More
U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy, and 93rd Infantry Brigade out of Oklahoma and Arkansas salute at the posit More
An eight-ship formation of U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies over Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The formation flew over the D-Day commemoration ceremony held at the Normandy Americ More
The insignia of the 358th Fighter Group. (Courtesy photo from the American Air Museum in Britain)
Four F-15E Strikes Eagles, assigned to the 48th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England,conduct a fighter escort for 23 aircraft dropping personnel into Iron Mike Drop Zone, outside of Saint-Mere- More
A North American Bell P-63 Kingcobra American fighter aircraft, participates in a Memorial Day ceremonial flyover at Palm Springs, Calif., May 25, 2020. Five burial flags were presented and flown over Southern More
A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”, flies with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, over Normandy, France, June 8, 2019. More
The Patrouille de France, the French Air Force aerial demonstration team, conducts a flight over Iron Mike Drop Zone, outside of Saint-Mere-Eglise, France June 9, 2019. The D-Day 75 Commemorative Airborne Opera More
Korean War veteran Walter Derebeew who escaped from Russia during World War II attends the historic aircraft sweep, over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemor More
An U.S. Air Force flight crew from the 934th Airlift Wing, St. Paul-Minneapolis Air Reserve Station, Minn., photograph a C-47 Skytrain WWII-era aircraft from atop their C-130 Hercules at Cherbourg-Maupertus Air More
A French child looks up at the many flowers raised above the heads of her peers during a ceremony honoring all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019. Each chil More
The American flag, secured to the open ramp of the lead 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules, waves in the wind, as seven C-130J Super Hercules tail behind as part of an eight-ship formation in Normandy, More
Robert Gilliland Jr., son of Colonel Robert Gilliland Sr., a combat fighter pilot, is interviewed before a Memorial Day ceremonial flyover at the Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, Calif., May 25, 2020. Fiv More