More than 150,000 American, British, and Canadian troops crossed the English Channel in ships and came ashore in smaller armored boats on the beaches of Normandy, a province of France, just after dawn on that day. The night before, thousands of paratroopers had jumped into France behind the beaches to aid the invasion according to the National Air Force Museum’s website.
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be offering patrons the chance to participate in, “Plane talks,” or interactions with veterans who will be stationed at exhibits throughout the museum. The program runs Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Visitors are encouraged to ask questions and interact with these aviation experts, who will tell their personal stories and share their first hand knowledge.
WHIO’s Adam Marshall is at the Air Force Museum and will bring you more information about this incredible experience on News Center 7 beginning at 5 p.m.
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