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During World War II, a total of 821 allied C-47 troop carrier aircraft took off at planned intervals from bases in England during the D-Day invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944.

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During World War II, a total of 821 allied C-47 troop carrier aircraft took off at planned intervals from bases in England during the D-Day invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944. They all passed over check point Bill of Portland at their assigned altitudes at their designated times in a long string headed toward Normandy, France. On the evening of June 5 and the early morning of June 6, 2018, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., will conduct a real-time historical re-enactment of the D-Day invasion, solely on social media. Starting at 7 p.m. EDT, both the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings will start Facebook and Twitter posts as if the D-Day invasion is happening in real time, as it did 74 year ago, through the eyes of their predecessors, the 437th and 315th Troop Carrier Groups. Air Force graphic

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