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I like late war aircraft but realised on looking through my build models I don't have many kits build in that era. Here's a couple though;

 

A JG 400 Messerschmitt Me 163

 

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A captured Focke Wulf 190A formerly of JG-4, shot down over St Trond on January 1st 1945.

 

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Hi,

 

I went to the air show at Duxford that commemorated D-Day. 

The place of honour goes to this one: a Beech flying two real D-Day veterans to Normandy again. They're 95 years old, but they performed a free-fall jump over Normandy. Not a solo jump, but a dual jump with members of the UK Parachute Regiment's Red Devils free-fall team.       :salute:

48032014401_3015331a34_b.jpgD-Day-1 by StefanBuysse, on Flickr

 

7 Dakota's took off with paratroopers in WW2 uniforms.

48032122712_8ec11940bd_b.jpgD-Day-2 by StefanBuysse, on Flickr

 

This one was the first to take off.

 

48032056738_098f189010_b.jpgD-Day-3 by StefanBuysse, on Flickr

 

"That's all, Brother" was the lead aircraft in 1944. What an incredible sight to see her again take off for Normandy carrying paratroopers 75 years later.

   48032014256_53ae7ef61f_b.jpgD-Day-4 by StefanBuysse, on Flickr

 

Cheers, Stefan.

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