Tonight we mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day with a special commemorative flight recreating one of the most important airborne operations of World War II — Mission Albany.
Flying the legendary Douglas DC-3/C-47 Skytrain, we retrace the route flown by the transport crews carrying the paratroopers of the US 101st Airborne Division into Normandy during the early hours of 6 June 1944. Before the first troops landed on Utah and Omaha beaches, thousands of airborne soldiers were already fighting deep behind enemy lines.
Throughout the flight we’ll explore the planning of Operation Overlord, the extensive deception campaigns that fooled the Germans, the role of the pathfinders, the weather forecast that nearly delayed the invasion, and the remarkable bravery of the pilots and paratroopers who flew into darkness, flak, and uncertainty.
We’ll also tell the stories of the men of the 101st Airborne, Easy Company, Sainte-Mère-Église, and the scattered drops that ultimately helped secure the invasion’s success and begin the liberation of Europe.
The amazing free D-Day scenery by Jeppeson2001 is available on the TTM website for both MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024:
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MSFS 2024:
Route:
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Tonight we mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day with a special commemorative flight recreating one of the most important airborne operations of World War II — Mission Albany.