80TH D-DAY TRIBUTE NORMANDY INVASION US ARMY AIR FORCE & RAF • C-47, SPITFIRE, B-17, P-51, CATALINA

In 1940, France fell and the Allies planned a cross-Channel assault on German occupying forces and to liberate France. The invasion would be codenamed Operation Overlord. With a strength of 2,876,000 Allied troops ready by May 1944, the largest armada in history were in preparation along with more than 1,200 planes. With uncertain weather, strategy disagreements, timing discussions, the order to proceed with the invasion was given on the 5th June.
On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. With more than 5,000 ships and 13,00 aircraft supporting the D-Day invasion, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. It has been recorded that 4,426 Allied personnel were killed on D-Day.
Before the invasion, air and sea components played major roles with around 12,000 planes of the Allied air forces , which swept the Luftwaffe from the skies while Allied ships protected the English Channel. Meanwhile, airborne troops from the United States, Britain and Canada trained and rehearsed for their role in advance of the amphibious landings. In the invasion's early hours, over one thousand transports dropped 23,400 allied airborne troops over Normandy. Their mission was to secure the flanks and beach exits of the assault area.
The assault phase of Operation Overlord was known as Operation Neptune, which began on June 6, 1944, and ended on June 30, 1944, involved landing troops on beaches and all other associated supporting operations required to establish a beachhead in France. Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
4,426 men died so that freedom would live.
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[@Richielamb-ix9me]

Touching moment, I'm a Army Veteran when i spoke to vetrans that took part in the D Day landings brought tears to my eyes . ... Still does , gone but never forgotten.

[@TedConingsby]

Thank you for serving our county LEST WE FORGET

[@Bex22]

Beautiful and moving. Ted is doing a wonderful job to ensure the next generation will know all the sacrifices made for our freedoms. Thank you 🫡 Lest we forget

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Thank you Bex LEST WE FORGET

[@PerezMapManBush]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

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Thanks Perry LEST WE FORGET

[@debbiebrooks2716]

Thank you Ted and Nikos for a wonderful D-Day Tribute to the Normandy Invasion. We will never forget what happened our Schools need to teach this in our history lessons. Wonderful to remember now.

[@TedConingsby]

Thanks Debbie, we’ve mentioned this before. It really needs to LEST WE FORGET

[@wesdowner5636]

Wow, the wind is ominous. My cousins' grandfather flew Spitfires during the BoB (they're part English,) and actually survived. Respect.

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[@DanielWalker4524]

Lest We Forget Wonderful aircraft, historic tribute. Aircraft that performed amazing acts during WW2. Thank you ❤🫡

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Thanks Dan LEST WE FORGET

[@user-kb7vt3nh4u]

Words can not express the gratitude owed to those selfless men and women. 🙏

[@DrSodaStream]

Beautiful. Nothing else to say. Just beautiful.

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Thanks Nick LEST WE FORGET

[@selwynowen1877]

A wonderful tribute, thank you. Ted holding the flag and the wind howling was very emotive.

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Thanks Selwyn Owen. LEST WE FORGET

[@paulmhennings6158]

Thank you Ted and Nikos for your touching moment,we salute you

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Thanks Paul LEST WE FORGET

[@allyleyland9897]

A Single Poppy with No Words can say so much

[@1tonyboat]

I always have poppys growing in the garden this time of year ,,,a permanent reminder ..( ex RAF )

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[@alanjones6359]

My dad was a POW in germany captured in france when he bailed out of a burning Halifax bomber , they heard about the landings in the camp on a hidden radio some bright spark had made out of bits and bobs word spread quickly around the camp raising morale the germans said we will push you tommies back into the sea no you wont was the reply ! Bonus for dad 6th june was his birthday best present he ever had he said

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Thank you for sharing the memory of your father
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[@colinpattison220]

A wonderful & truly respectful tribute to all those brave souls.
Lest We Forget

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Thanks Colin LEST WE FORGET

[@EP65]

Those Merlins go straight to the gut, even 'just' on TV. Magnificent show, thanks for the superb broadcast in the right respectful way Team Ted

[@TedConingsby]

Thank you
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[@bugler75]

Bravo Sir,
A beautiful tribute.
Thank you for that.
We will remember them.

[@TedConingsby]

Thank you
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[@briancollumb7084]

May God’s Bless those who served,still serving, those who died for this country.❤️❤️💙💙

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[@johnnicholls-nm8gy]

Lest we never forget to Remember

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Thanks John LEST WE FORGET

[@johnosbourn4312]

I never served, but I honor the sacrifices that our veterans made, by collecting aircraft books, and going to air shows, and museums, to see the aircraft that fought in the various wars that the American forces have fought in.

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[@kranson8514]

Well done nothing needed to be said , liked the monochrome touch . As the generations pass and new come to play their part, I hope they too will always respect the sacrifices of the old and new for our future. Condolences & sympathies to the family and friends for the most unfortunate loss of serving Squadron leader Mark Long. Whom we have no doubt viewed here in his typhoon. God bless 🫡

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Thank you for your kind words
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[@karenhoward6435]

Thank you for putting this together.

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[@richardbrown3434]

Beautiful video

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Thanks Rich LEST WE FORGET

[@robertbarnes2062]

A brilliant thoughtful tribute to the brave men and women who bravely served and sacrificed . May we always remember and be truly grateful for all they have done for us all . Rip Mark long thank you for your devotion and service.

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[@davidcole333]

Our veterans are in my heart today...and every day. Thank you to all.

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[@Oskarminepro]

Lest we forget to all those soldiers who lost their lives defending our country

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[@Marnie321]

A wonderful tribute. That wind is quite appropriate at times.

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Thanks Marnie LEST WE FORGET

[@moniquedujardin8894]

Merci beaucoup pour ce bel hommage aujourd hui 6 Juin nous ne devons pas oublier ce qui c est passé durant cette guerre.Oui il faut toujours en parler surtout à nos jeunes pour que ça reste gravé dans les memoires.Merci encore.

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[@christianholzl1258]

I was deeply moved by the video as it honors the memory of the fallen with silence. It is a powerful and respectful tribute that truly touched my heart. I would really appriciate it to get a wallpaper of the first two minutes to honor this poignant moment. Many thanks to Ted and Nikos for producing such a sensitive video.

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Thanks Christian LEST WE FORGET

[@MalJ-eb7nv]

Thankyou for helping young people understand the commitment and sacrifices made by a great generation of people. My two uncles flew with 1. Bomber Command pilot and then in the Mediterranean and 2. P40 fighter pilot in the battle of the Coral Sea. Both returned. Lest we forget!!!!

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[@Echho1]

Thank you Ted for honoring our brave heroes today that gave all so others may live. Lovely aircraft footage. Lest we forget. They never forgot us. 🫡

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Thanks Eric LEST WE FORGET

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[@bluflaam777]

Salute

[@Carole5]

A beautiful and moving tribute. Thank you. Lest we forget

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[@IanWright72]

LEST WE FORGET 🇬🇧🇺🇸 Amazing Tribute Nikos and Ted Coningsby ❤️

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Thanks Ian
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[@IanWright72]

@TedConingsby your more than welcome buddy 👍 🫡🫡

[@mrgrimsdale5265]

For our today,they gave their tomorrow

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[@jonsmith4669]

Thanks very much for the wonderful display,I just wondered were these planes live from today 6th June 2024 or recordings'?

[@TedConingsby]

It’s a tribute compilation
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[@Defector09]

Lovely video - very moving.

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[@santaclaus24.12.]

My respect to all veterans. Greetings from Germany!

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[@martinsmith8572]

Beautiful full meaning silence. Thank you for my freedom I will NEVER forget as long as I live.

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[@Dex_The_Paladin]

FOR THE FALLEN
BY LAURENCE BINYON (1914)
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
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[@1tonyboat]

Simply ........Thank you .....

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Thank you so much for this Dex LEST WE FORGET

[@douglasanderson153]

My Uncle Herbert Ogden landed at Normandy of 7 June 1944 as a Tank Commander. His group were the pathfinders: The identification of Nazi artillery etc for reporting back to the main infantry etc. Meanwhile, my father Flight Lieutenant James Ernest Anderson flight ground cover overhead in Lancaster’s as Radio Operator and Navigator. My Uncle Herbert Ogden went on to arrive a Bergen Belsen to set free the Jewish and other prisoners of war.

[@sallycullum6034]

lest we forget beautiful work nikos and ted ❤❤

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Thanks Sally LEST WE FORGET

[@jjburns8762]

Great job on this vid. 👍👍Excellent footage & captures of magnificent air power of the era !!😲😲 Kudo's Ted from Canada.🍁🍁

[@randykosters7872]

Thanks to all of the men that gave their lives, and those who faught and came home. We cannot honor them enough. We take our freedom for granted without understanding what it must have been like to fight on the beaches of Normandy and everywhere else. Imagine what it must have been like see 100's of these planes in the air on D-Day. Thank you is not enough. God bless our troops.

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[@ellesee7079]

For those that came home injured, and those who didn't make it back - Lest we forget

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[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

😢😢😢😢😢😢 amazing flyovers and I salute those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for us in the Second World War

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[@h.1864]

Thank you 🥺

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[@margobaxter8344]

Lest we forget

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[@shirleydrury5565]

Respect❤Respect❤❤❤❤God Bless All Past and Present❤❤❤❤

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[@CV2gamer]

Hi ted just wondering when this was filmed as I thought the BBMF was grounded at the moment?

[@TedConingsby]

It is a tribute video

[@keithsmith8146]

Thank you Nikos and Ted, for sharing

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Thanks Keith
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[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

These aircraft sound gorgeous

[@captaina8697]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them.
When you go home tell them of us and say for your tomorrow we gave our today. ❤🫡

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Always Captain A… always LEST WE FORGET

[@janeknight8245]

Thay shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them 😢

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[@annieg5487]

For all those who didn't return words are not enough Lest We Forget

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[@anthonymcdonnell5384]

but the leading c-47 on D Day Was That's All Brother which still exists

[@typhoon123]

Lest We Forget

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Thanks Lee
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[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife NWT Canada has D Day Dakotas.

[@fredtedstedman]

Brave little Ted .

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❤️thanks Geoff and Fred LEST WE FORGET

[@richardspencer4901]

Is this display from today?

[@arjenav5968]

no, a compilation of some earlier videos

[@TedConingsby]

It’s a tribute compilation
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[@DaveInCanada081]

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[@timgooch4933]

Lest we forget

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Thanks Tim LEST WE FORGET

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Thanks Colin LEST WE FORGET

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