This Day in Aviation History
June 6th, 1944
D-Day!!!
 
The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, led to the liberation of France from Nazi control, and contributed to an Allied victory in the war….
 
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Wikipedia, Normandy landings: http://gstv.us/1cD4wOT
 
YouTube, D-Day in Colour | Full HQ: http://gstv.us/1sTQsJh
 
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