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Daks Over Normandy - Dozens of Dakotas fly over the Medway
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2019
- In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, over 30 Dakotas flew from IWM Duxford, UK, to Caen in France. Here, they pass over Riverside Park in Gillingham. The formation was escorted by P-51D Mustangs, T-6 Texans and a Beech 18.
Video by Adam Landau
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Never imagined I could see that in my lifetime (I'm 78) -thanks to the memory of those who jumped from Daks and THANK YOU those who brought them together for this amazing tribute. As a former RN pilot I salute you all. Mike, in Canada.
Decades later and the Dakota is still such an elegant beauty!
You know what that sound is ??? It's the sound of FREEDOM
Liberation *
A great tribute to the incredibly brave men who flew those missions 75 years ago. We are now at the point in time that of the remaining survivors very few will be around at the next 1/2 decade anniversary. We take the time today to remember and honor the sacrifice of those who perished, and those who carry the memories of the most significant battle of WWII.
Well said sir lest we forget these brave an heroic men and women .
A lot of them were just teens
Such a beautiful site god bless all that lost they're lives
the DC3 (and its military sibling, the C47) is probably an iconic aircraft, and to see so many here flying in formation is something that will probably never be seen again. Congrats to the people who organised it and to those who flew these aircraft on this historic event.
Enormous financial cost for each individual plane to participate. Proud pilots, proud American and thank you guys. England and America forever.
William 'D' oui à propos combien ça coûte tout ça ? Et qui finance ? Les états ?
The cost of getting the American aircraft to Europe was $2-3million. The funds were raised by the D-Day Squadron and the participating aircraft from donations by private individuals and companies. The cost of the event itself was in part raised by Daks Over Normandy, and in part funded by ticket revenue.
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It amazes me that there are so many still flying.
75 years on and the DC-3/C-47 airframe is still relevant. It causes my heart to beat faster to see this magnificent aircraft still in the air. Great job folks to all those who either rebuilt of updated these airframes to celebrate 75 years of bringing a peaceful existence to Europa.
Goosebumps.
I saw them go over my son's house in Bures, on the Suffolk/Essex border. Quite a spooky sight to see so many warplanes in formation! They also had a fighter escort - a small number of Spitfires and/or Hurricanes flying along with them while we were watching (it was a bit far to see exactly what they were).
The escorts were two P-51D Mustangs, two Beech 18s and three T-6 Texans.
Multiply this by a factor of several hundred to get an idea what it was like the night of June 5.
Wonderful site wonderful sound thankyou to all in involved in D day present and past . There are no words that compare to the job that had to be done and the bravery in the face of adversity may your memories and heroism forever live on God bless.
This is absolutely awesome. Thank you all for your service on that infamous day in history. May no one ever forget or tarnish in any way shape form or fashion the bravery.
I was lucky enough to fly in an Air Atlantique Dakota from Coventry Airport shortly before pleasure flights were stopped.
We were told that a new directive from the FAA meant that they had to be fitted with passenger oxygen and an inflatable escape chute and, of course, this was the end.
One thing that stuck in my mind was how steep the climb was to the front after boarding - must have been difficult with full combat kit on. We sat over the wing and flew over Warwick Castle, what an experience - a once in a lifetime event.
Can you imagine what all those planes would've sounded like flying over the countryside by the hundreds? Of course, the people in the planes didn't sleep that night, but I'll bet the townspeople didn't get much sleep either. Seeing and hearing all those hundreds of planes flying overhead 75 years ago, the townspeople instinctively knew something was up.
Fantastic, what a beautiful aircraft.
The cloudy, lowring skies make this even more moving...........
Absolutely chilling. No other words.
I saw and filmed 10 of these passing through Prestwick one-by-one on their way to Duxford. Lovely sight, and sound. But glad to see you captured all of them flying together. The sound must have been amazing!
Yeah it must have been, scary on the German side 75 yrs ago watching hundreds of these metal beasts coming in waves, hearing the humming of the engines and seeing them illuminated in the sky by the flak, not to mention there's hundreds of paratroopers now in the darkness waiting
Im a firm believer that I owe my life to the men who served in WWII. If it wasn't for them and their sacrifice I either would not have been born or I would have been born into a very different world. Forever grateful. Never forget.
That's really very moving. Thank you.
How many!
Back in the late 1980s I saw a large number of Tiger Moths, and Gypsy Moths to I suppose, fly over my home on the north coast of NSW.
There were dozens of them.
From memory, I think it was commemorating and reenacting an air race or if not it must have been part of Australia's Bicentennial celebrations in 1988, anyway I now they had come from all around the world.
Imagine back in 1944 the sky would have been filled with these workhorses of the sky and they would have been filled with brave men too.
I was trying to imagine it. "Awesome" just doesn't seem to do the scene justice.
Once again, Britain is echoing to the sound of Pratt and Whitney and Wright Studebaker radials.
Thanks Saw them at Beachy Head thousands turn up !
Saw these beauties fly over my home, a sight and sound I’ll never forget. Great video.
Good camera work and more importantly great nat sound, no wind noise (Rykote on your mic?), no music, no unnecessary noise or people. Well done! Difficult to do at the best of times. That's why I've stopped covering air shows.
Thanks! Yes, Rycote (or something else similar) on the mic. I researched my spot quite carefully, somewhere I knew I'd get a clear view, but not one of the official waypoints so there were very few other people.
Doing it at "proper" airshows is harder. I try and stand out in front of the crowd barriers, the wrong side of the speakers, when I can. Nothing worse than getting fragmented snippets of narration or second hand music all over the soundtrack.
At least in the UK they don't tend to play music during the displays very much, but in my Portugal Air Summit documentary, coming out in a couple of days, I've had to dub in the sound of the Yak-52 trio from watching the same team at another event, just to get some engine noise in!
Good lord I love the sound of old radial aircraft engines
I was just over the Darland Banks in Luton Wreck.(Lords wood) Absolutely beautiful quality. Props to you my friend
Seeing this video make me desire to watch "Bands of Brothers" again.
How cool is this 🇺🇲🇬🇧🏴🏴🇨🇦
An iconic aeroplane, instantly recognisable with the stripes on the wings , up there with the Lancaster and spitfire, awesome sight.
What an awesome sight and sound, a fitting memorial to all who took part. Great camera work.
Thank you for sharing this.
Very good. Thank you.
Better footage than i could get of them taking off from Duxford.
Great video. So steady!! ✈️👌❤️
The best footage I have seen today. Well done
Thanks great footage.
Fantastic sight, I hope that all the veterans enjoyed it.👍👍👍👍
All those planes following the same route they would have in those dark days, one thing missing is all the AA cannons firing and the MEs. As so many have said, God bless all the services that died in this terrible campaign.
Just imagine hundreds of C-47's like these approaching 75 years ago today, just hearing the monstrous humming of the engines and seeing all of them come in one huge wave, watching paratroopers jump out from them
Such a honor to see that video
Fantastic. Well done.
Quality footage. I was a bit further East than was ideal it turned out. Still good.
Great video, thank you!
Love the beech 18's thrown in there.
Excellent video
Bloody marvellous.
Great footage well done
What a Great Day for Humanity
Great video. What a sight ! :-) #respect #neverforget
Amazing video. Liked and subscribed.
A fitting memorial to the pilots most of them on a one way ticket
Fantastic!
Wonderful to see
Goose bumps
Honneurs a ces braves gars
I was there three days ago, very moving
Balls of steel to fly those slow movers over Nazi infested Europe. Beautiful plane though, up there with the Spitfire and SR71 for gorgeous lines
4:12 That's Miss Virginia, my company's plane!
I somewhat suspect the ‘dislikers’ were expecting to see some exciting images of Dakota Johnson.
One of them actually was not C-47, but Lisunov Li-2 in Malev livery.
Several of them aren't C-47s. There's at least one C-53 and some DC-3s too.
Lovely bit of filming and wonderful sight - I was lucky to be at Duxford the day before, but sadly couldn’t get to see this full flight.
Does anyone know what the plane at 2:53 is? - looks like a Dakota fuselage and tail but different wings?...
A C-53 Skytrooper with clipped wingtips, I believe. The C-53 is virtually identical to the C-47.
This is Flight Thank you!
freedom planes ...GREAT
Imagine your a veteran and you had no idea this was happening and next thing you know..
2:54 - that's not a Dakota. What is it? Oh wait.. it is! You don't see the wing sweep until it flies past. Were there any in British markings? I didn't see any.
Was 'That's All Brother' in the Lead?
Whats the story with regard to the one a/c i noticed with clipped wing tips??
Great to see.
How many were there? No hyperbole please.
The event advertised 37 but I think this specific flypast was in the low to mid 20s.
Thank you.
One of my favorite aircraft. Top 5. Lovely lines.
I wonder? Did those C-47 aircraft have some fighter protection, strafing the ground, just prior to the parachute drops? Don't remember seeing anything like that in the documentaries. Obviously, with the air filled with jumpers it would have been difficult, BUT in the minutes before those drops, those fighters would have been a valuable asset taking out anti-aircraft guns.
By and large the jump aircraft were alone and unprotected. Most of the groundwork for the invasion was laid by USAAF and RAF fighter-bombers, which attempted to destroy radar stations, military bases and gun batteries in the months leading up to D-Day. The RAF dropped 5000 tonnes of bombs on the beaches of Normandy just on the last day before the invasion.
The Luftwaffe had largely retreated to Germany by D-Day, so no defence was needed against aerial threats - the only real opposition was from remaining anti-aircraft guns on the coast, which were generally passed under the cover of darkness. The utility that a force of escort fighters would have had against those guns, at night, would have been negligable in comparison to the months-long pounding they had already taken in the weeks before.
Fighters did, however, patrol the beaches of Normandy during the maritime landings. They are represented by a smattering of Mustangs and Spitfires in this video.
How the hell could anyone dislike this, and what this represents ?.
Men and women from many nations gave up their futures so we could have one.....dislikes = scum.
Times that by 100 and imagine.
That Medway power station in the start!
The remains of Kingsnorth Power Station, yes.
No "ak-ak" this time!
2:18 if we didn’t have air supremacy on D-Day, we might not have been able to take those beaches. To the pilots as well as the soldiers, a salute. o7
Is this all they could do to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day? Where is the Lancasters, the B-17s, the Spitfires, the Hurricanes? Oh ... that was TOO difficult to arrange so we gave up. I'm sure the remaining vets love that!
This was just one of many commemorative events across England and France on Wednesday alone - in fact this was an unofficial one I should add, entirely privately funded which makes it mightily impressive - particularly when you remember that many of these aeroplanes crossed seas and oceans to get here.
At lunchtime there was a large-scale flypast in Portsmouth featuring past and current Royal Air Force planes, followed by a display by the Red Arrows. 18 world leaders attended.
Then, there was this formation - the largest group of Dakotas assembled since WWII, probably never to be matched again. The Dakotas also participated in public events at Duxford before their channel crossing and in Caen, which included parachute drops, mass flypasts and formation and solo flying displays by Dakotas and other warbirds. Remember that was all an unofficial commemoration and was privately funded, costing millions of pounds! Given the event was, and always has been, called "Daks Over Normandy", and was wholly about the Dakotas, a lack of B-17s or Spitfires is irrelevant.
The US Air Force staged flypasts of several sites on Wednesday and Thursday, including a huge formation of Ospreys and C-130s and a missing man formation comprising F-15s in special D-Day colours.
Across Normandy, there were huge parachute drops on Wednesday and Thursday, and smaller ones over the following days. These included modern military aircraft from a variety of nations, such as C-130s and C-295s, and dozens of classic aircraft. Many hundreds of parachutists took part, including veterans, hundreds of re-enactors in military uniforms and world famous military teams like the Red Devils and Golden Knights.
What you see here is just a tiny fraction of the commemorative events and this article sums it up much better. It has undeniably been a triumph and has far surpassed almost all expectations. thisisflight.net/2019/06/05/uk-and-france-mark-d-day-anniversary-with-historic-flypasts/
Rocky Lane This was not just about the aircraft and pilots, it was also the thousands of very brave soldiers who parachuted out of these aircraft, into enemies gunfire, blood and guts, so many never to return home. Think about it.