Some D-Day then and now pics

[Cobra Jet]

D-Day just marked 75 years; so many people sacrificed their lives to make the “then” world a better place for that time period and for all of us now (where many just take “freedom” for granted).

While watching TV shows marking the Anniversary and googling, I came across a very cool link that other History/War buffs may enjoy.

It doesn’t have many pics (21), but what is really neat is it shows War images of the time period and the “now” modern day pics of those same areas.

When you go to the below link, scroll down to the images, from a mobile device tap on the image - it will then change to show the then and now differences:

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/06/scenes-from-d-day-then-and-now/100752/

That site has other WWII then and now imagery too.

Thanks to all of those who did serve and to those still serving today - because without them and their willful sacrifices, freedom for many of us wouldn’t exist...

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[Blue Moon]

The plane closest to the camera, "That's All, Brother", was the lead plane of a formation of 800 planes dropping paratroopers over Normandy the night before D-Day. It was recently discovered and restored as close as possible to its 1944 configuration, and flown back across the Atlantic to return to Normandy as lead plane for reenactors to jump from on the 75th anniversary.

This really grabs my attention because I was a C-130 flight engineer and have dropped many paratroopers. And my squadron, the 61st Green Hornets, was over Normandy dropping paratroopers 75 years ago.

 

[Cobra Jet]

The plane closest to the camera, "That's All, Brother", was the lead plane of a formation of 800 planes dropping paratroopers over Normandy the night before D-Day. It was recently discovered and restored as close as possible to its 1944 configuration, and flown back across the Atlantic to return to Normandy as lead plane for reenactors to jump from on the 75th anniversary.

This really grabs my attention because I was a C-130 flight engineer and have dropped many paratroopers. And my squadron, the 61st Green Hornets, was over Normandy dropping paratroopers 75 years ago.

That’s really awesome in all senses of the word ‘AWESOME’! To find such a plane of historical significance is amazing in itself, but to be able to restore AND fly it back to its location of history - it’s just really wild.

 

[Blue Moon]

My old squadron was back over Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Go Green Hornets! 61st! First up!

http://www.c-130.net/c-130-news-art...a_0qp-RSvZX4-o7Ad8oPrSuuB4tF6bLB_2Q4rwmtT7rN0

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