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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cPreparing for these special flyover missions is\nexhilarating. Most of all, we appreciate the opportunity to bring \u2018flying\nhistory\u2019 to communities near and far to salute veterans, commemorative events,\nIndependence Day and in this case, healthcare workers on the frontlines\nfighting the COVID pandemic,\u201d remarked mission group leader, Scott Stelzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the pandemic continues to be a concern and for everyone\u2019s\nsafety, no public viewing or gathering is permitted at the Truckee Tahoe\nairport. Our squadron encourages local residents to #LookUp as these radial\nengines roar with honor, tribute and celebration. The C-47 was key to ending\nWWII and famously helped liberate German-occupied France by dropping\npathfinders and paratroopers, even towing gliders during Operation Overlord on\nD-Day, June 6, 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organized by the Truckee Tahoe Air Show & Family Festival\ncommittee along with the Truckee Tahoe Airport, our squadron C-47 type aircraft\nwill have several additional warbirds join the ranks of this flyover, including\nT-6 Texans and a T-28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No stranger to tight formation and historic tribute flights,\nthe D-Day Squadron launched from Oxford, Connecticut\u2019s KOXC airport on May 19,\n2019 for their \u201cMission to Normandy.\u201d \nThey successfully crossed the North Atlantic with 15 C-47 type aircraft,\ncompleting multiple paratrooper drops and a Presidential flyover for the US and\nFrench First Families while participating in events including the 75th\nanniversary of the Normandy landings, the 70th anniversary of the Berlin\nAirlift, and commemorations in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Italy\nspanning most of June 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile our 75th anniversary mission was epic, we\u2019re honored\nto continue showcasing the very aircraft flown by and that carried our Greatest\nGeneration,\u201d shared Lyndse Costabile, director of corporate relations,\ncommunications and marketing, for the D-Day Squadron. \u201cWe look forward to\nshowcasing \u2018Flying Freedom\u2019 to the Truckee Tahoe community this national\nholiday and bring hope to our frontline healthcare workers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flight path graphic is forthcoming and will publish on the D-Day Squadron social media pages<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n