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D-Day Squadron Announces 2024 European Tour

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue OXFORD, CT. – The D-Day Squadron announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, a plan to return to Europe in 2024 for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France, and the 75th … Continue reading

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Rare P-47 Thunderbolt To Join CAF Airbase Georgia’s Fleet of Warbirds

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is acquiring a rare World War II P-47 Thunderbolt as a long-term restoration project. The P-47 will join the noteworthy … Continue reading

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The Aircraft That Led The D-Day Invasion Flies Again!

Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has announced that the aircraft that led a formation of more than 800 C-47s to Normandy, France to drop paratroopers on D-Day on June 6, 1944, took … Continue reading

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CAF Searches For New National Headquarters Location

MIDLAND/ODESSA, TEXAS – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has announced plans to establish the CAF National Airbase near a major metropolitan area. The new facility, described by CAF officials as an “airbase,” will contain a year-round aviation attraction, house CAF … Continue reading

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CAF Searches For New National Headquarters Location

MIDLAND/ODESSA, TEXAS- The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has announced plans to establish the CAF National Airbase near a major metropolitan area. The new facility, described by CAF officials as an “airbase,” will contain a year-round aviation attraction, house CAF staff, … Continue reading

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