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D-Day Squadron Announces Sponsorship of New Educational Program
Oxford, Conn. – March 6th, 2019 – The D-Day Squadron, Tunison Foundation, announced its official support of the “People of D-Day”...
Mar 6, 20194 min read
Cockpit USA Supports Flight Crews of D-Day Squadron in Mission to Return C-47s to Normandy
Cockpit USA, an authentic provider of military apparel and Official Supplier to the United States Air Force of the A-2 Leather Pilot...
Feb 25, 20192 min read


D-Day Squadron Adds United States Coast Guard Flight Safety Officer to Protect Mission Success
PRESS RELEASE - Oxford, Conn. – February 19th, 2019 – The D-Day Squadron, part of the Tunison Foundation, today announced that Kevin...
Feb 19, 20192 min read
D-Day Squadron Responds to Recognition of D-Day Veterans During State of the Union Address
Oxford, Conn. – February 8th, 2019 – The D-Day Squadron released a statement today, expressing gratitude for the acknowledgement during...
Feb 8, 20193 min read


AeroShell Fueling Mission to Return C-47s to Normandy
Oxford, Conn. – January 17th, 2019 – AeroShell, the leading Piston Engine Oil supplier, has designated 4 distributors that will support...
Jan 17, 20193 min read


FlightSafety International Supporting Historic Warbirds Return to Normandy
Oxford, Conn. – January 7, 2019 – FlightSafety International, a world leading aviation training provider and manufacturer of flight...
Jan 7, 20193 min read


LIFT Aviation Joins Mission to Put C-47s Over Normandy
Oxford, Conn. – January 3rd, 2019 – LIFT Aviation, a renowned provider of pilot gear and accessories, is supporting the D-Day Squadron...
Jan 3, 20193 min read


AOPA, D-Day Squadron Team Up to Celebrate Anniversaries
Oxford, Conn. – December11th, 2018 – As a part of its eightieth anniversary year, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is...
Dec 11, 20182 min read


NWOC Announces Strategic Partnership with D-Day Squadron
Oxford, Conn. – December 3rd, 2018 – The National Warbird Operator Conference (NWOC) announced a strategic partnership with the D-Day...
Dec 3, 20182 min read


Flight Lieutenant Don Lewis
Provided by Pat Lewis-Bodilly, son of Don Lewis, C-47 pilot based at RAF Broadwell, England with 512 Squadron Just before midnight on the...
Oct 29, 20181 min read
James H. “Pee Wee” Martin
One of Colonel Sink's original "Toccoa Men", Jim Martin joined the now famous 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Camp Toccoa in July,...
Oct 23, 20182 min read


Flight Officer Charles E. Skidmore, Jr.
Compiled from the memoir of Flight Officer Charles E. Skidmore, Jr., Glider pilot with the 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop...
Oct 22, 20184 min read


Valor Studios and D-Day Squadron Working Together to Put Historic Warbirds Over Normandy
The D-Day Squadron announced the addition of further corporate support to its efforts to return a full squadron of WW2 C-47s (known as...
Sep 23, 20182 min read


Kota Longboards to Support the D-Day Squadron
The D-Day Squadron, a full squadron of WW2 C-47s (known as the "Gooney Bird" or "Dakota") that will be returning to Normandy, France for...
Sep 5, 20182 min read


The D-Day Squadron Soared at AirVenture!
Another fantastic AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is now in the history books. Attendance at the event marked an all-time high: roughly...
Aug 3, 20182 min read


D-Day Squadron Fleet Soaring Into AirVenture
Representatives from the D-Day Squadron's fleet of American C-47 and DC-3 aircraft are making their way to EAA's AirVenture for the...
Jul 16, 20183 min read
C-47 "Placid Lassie" to Appear at the DeKalb Peachtree Airport Good Neighbor Day Open House and A...
The Tunison Foundation, a non-profit organization that owns and operates World War II-era aircraft, is bringing their D-Day veteran – the...
May 8, 20182 min read


The D-Day Squadron Inaugurated The Air Show Season at Sun 'n Fun
The D-Day Squadron debuted the air show season at Sun 'n Fun in Florida this past week and generated a great deal of support and interest...
Apr 17, 20182 min read


D-Day Squadron to Make Debut at SUN ‘n FUN with Four Historic Aircraft
The Tunison Foundation, a non-profit organization that owns and operates World War II era aircraft, is proud to debut their newly minted...
Apr 3, 20182 min read
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