Saturday 6 June 2009

6th June 1944

Invasion of Europe by the Allies began. Landings were made on the beaches near Deauville & Cherbourg areas. Masses of aircraft are passing over - all day & night.

These were the D-Day Landings, when thousands of ships landed 150,000 soldiers along a 30-mile stretch of the Normandy coast in what is known as Operation Overlord.