Follow The D-Day Squadron Live Flying Across The Atlantic Ocean
Aviation News – Today May 18, 2024 (EDT 09:30 EDT), five years after their successful mission in 2019, the D-Day Squadron – the American contingent of Douglas C-47 and DC-3 transports is expected to depart Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Oxford, Connecticut and head out across the North Atlantic along the original Blue Spruce route. Once they complete the flight the fleet will participate in events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasions and 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift.
For the occasion, FlightAware has created a special link to track the progress of the fleet. FlightAware is an American multinational technology company that provides real-time, historical, and predictive flight tracking data and products. As of 2019, it is the world’s largest flight-tracking platform, with a network of over 32,000 ADS-B ground stations in 200 countries.
The aircraft which confirmed their participation as of November 10th commemorating Veterans and Remembrance Day are:
- C-47 “Placid Lassie” ( N74589) – Tunison Foundation – USA
- C-47 “That’s All, Brother” ( N47TB) – Commemorative Air Force Centex Wing – USA
- C-47 “ Screaming Eagle” (N150D) – Private Owner – USA
- R4D “ Ready 4 Duty” (151ZE) – Commemorative Air Force Dallas – Ft. Worth Wing – USA
- C-53 “Spirit of Douglas” (N8336C) – Private Owner – New Zealand
- Dc-3 ‘Western Airlines” (N33644) – Vintage Flying Machines
