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In pictures: Pilots prepare to recreate D-Day flights over Normandy

by Martin Little
June 4, 2014, 11:26 am
Mustang aircraft of II (Army Cooperation) Squadron being prepared for a mission over Normandy as part of Operation Overlord, as two British jets recreated reconnaissance photos of the D-Day beaches in France in a bid to highlight the meticulous planning behind the landings.
French Air Force pilot Commadant Stephane Peubez (right) and Officer Commanding II (Army-Co-Operation) Squadron, Wing Commander Jez Holmes (left) debriefing their flight over the D-Day beaches, as the two British jets recreated reconnaissance photos of the D-Day beaches in France in a bid to highlight the meticulous planning behind the landings.
French Air Force pilot Commadant Stephane Peubez (left) and Officer Commanding II (Army-Co-Operation) Squadron, Wing Commander Jez Holmes (right) in front of the Tornado they flew over the D-Day beaches, as the two British jets recreated reconnaissance photos of the D-Day beaches in France in a bid to highlight the meticulous planning behind the landings
Aerial view of Sword Beach on D-Day, 1944, as two British jets recreated reconnaissance photos of the D-Day beaches in France in a bid to highlight the meticulous planning behind the landings.
Aerial view of Sword Beach on D-Day, 1944, as two British jets recreated reconnaissance photos of the D-Day beaches in France in a bid to highlight the meticulous planning behind the landings.
one of two British jets which recreated reconnaissance photos of the D-Day beaches in France in a bid to highlight the meticulous planning behind the landings.