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Spectacular images show spitfires flying over the white cliffs of Dover to mark the D-Day 75th anniversary Aero Legends Pilots flew the formation of the iconic planes above the English Channel as the world began to reflect on the milestone anniversary approaching. The three Spitfires, named Elizabeth, St George and …

On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched a massive offensive to invade German-occupied Western Europe and deployed 24,000 paratroopers, who jumped into the warzone to join over 160,000 of their comrades on the ground. Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. …