DAKS over Normandy at Duxford
From 2 to 9 June 2019 the Daks over Normandy - 75th D-Day commemoration 1944 - 2019 event will take place in two locations. From 2 to 5 June at IWM Duxford Airfield, close to Cambridge and from 5 to 9 June at Caen Carpiquet Airport in France. Both these locations have been carefully chosen by the event organizers for their location, logistics and their wartime heritage.
Daks over Normandy is a once in a lifetime and unequalled event. For never since World War II have so many Douglas DC-3/C-47's again been assembled in one location. During the Daks over Normandy event in both the UK and France, the aircraft will be on display and will be demonstrated in flight. Scenic flights and parachute jumps will be organised. And just like on 5 June 1944, on the 5th of June 2019 all these aircraft will fly in formation across the English Channel for an airborne parachute drop over the original 1944 drop zones.
June the 6th 1944 (D-Day) was without a doubt one of the most important dates in modern history.
It marks the date on which almost 160,000 Allied troops stormed the Normandy beaches to start the liberation of Western-Europe. The assault was preceded by 24,000 troops who parachuted in or came by glider. The most important aircraft to support the airborne assault was formed by over 800 Douglas C-47 Skytrains (Dakotas). These winged work horses carried the brunt of all men into battle across the English Channel and may well be called the 'Unsung Heroes'. In June 2019 the D-Day Invasion will see her 75th commemoration. It will most probably be the very last large commemoration of this historic day.
DAKS over Normandy Programme for Duxford (02-05 June 2019):
• Sunday 02 June (10.00) - IWM Duxford open to the public.
• Sunday 02 June (All Day) - DC-3s arriving.
• Sunday 02 June (18.00) - IWM Duxford closed to the public.
• Monday 03 June (10.00) - IWM Duxford open to the public.
• Monday 03 June (All Day) - Pleasure Flying.
• Monday 03 June (11.00 to 12.00) - Formation Training Flights.
• Monday 03 June (15.00) - Arrival of Parachutists.
• Monday 03 June (18.00) - IWM Duxford closed to the public.
• Monday 03 June (20.00 to 23.00) - Evening shoot for aviation photographers (advanced tickets only).
• Tuesday 04 June (10.00) - IWM Duxford open to the public (advanced tickets only).
• Tuesday 04 June (All Day) - Pleasure Flying.
• Tuesday 04 June (10.00 to 18.00) Large WW2 airbourne exhibition - Airspace Conservation hall.
• Tuesday 04 June (10.00 to 18.00) 16th Air Assault brigade display and demonstrations.
• Tuesday 04 June (10.00 to 18.00) Traders and retail stands open.
• Tuesday 04 June (11.00 to 12.30) Air Display - 4-ship formations, single DC-3 Demo, parachute teams.
• Tuesday 04 June (12.30 to 13.30) Air Display - D-Day aircraft parade.
• Tuesday 04 June (14.30 to 15.30) Round canopy parachute drop of 220 parachutists.
• Tuesday 04 June (16.00 to 16.30) Air Display - D-Day aircraft parade.
• Tuesday 04 June (16.45 to 18.00) Formation training flights.
• Tuesday 04 June (18.00) - IWM Duxford closed to the public.
• Wednesday 05 June (10.00) IWM Duxford open to the public (advanced tickets only).
• Wednesday 05 June (10.00 to 18.00) Large WW2 airbourne exhibition - Airspace Conservation hall.
• Wednesday 05 June (10.00 to 18.00) 16th Air Assault brigade display and demonstrations.
• Wednesday 05 June (10.00 to 18.00) Traders and retail stands open.
• Wednesday 05 June (11.00 to 12.30) Loading and refuelling of aircraft.
• Wednesday 05 June (12.30 to 13.00) Aircraft marshalling for departure.
• Wednesday 05 June (13.00 to 13.30) Parachutists boarding all aircraft.
• Wednesday 05 June (13.40 to 14.10) Take-off all aircraft and forming up of formations.
• Wednesday 05 June (14.10 to 14.15) Mass formation over Duxford, heading off to Normandy.
• Wednesday 05 June (14.15 to 14.45) D-Day aircraft parade.
• Wednesday 05 June (15.00) All flying stops.
• Wednesday 05 June (18.00) - IWM Duxford closed to the public.
• Daks over Normandy (France) schedule.
Aircraft taking part (Aircraft in Blue can be seen at Duxford):
• DC-3 N41CQ 'Congo Queen'
• Douglas DC-3C N25641 'Liberty'
• DC-3 N877MG
• DC-3A N18121
• C-53D N45366 'D-Day Doll'
• C-47 'That's all Brother'
• C-53 N534BE 'The Duchess of Dakota'
• C-47 N473DC 'Drag 'em Oot' (operating from North Weald)
• C-47 N47SJ 'Betsy's Biscuit Bomber'
• C-47A N47E 'Miss Virginia'
• C-53DO N8336C 'The Spirit of Benovia'
• C-47B N836M 'Luck of the Irish'
• DC3A N472AF 'KG668'
• DC-3 N24320 'Miss Montana'
• C-47A RA-2944G
• Super DC-3S N29TN
• DC-3 SE-CFP 'Daisy'
• C-47A RA-05738
• DC-3A OH-LCH
• C-47 ZA947 'Kwicherbichen'
• DC-3 N33611 'Clipper Tabitha May'
• C-47 N150D
• DC-3 N431HM
• C-41A N341A
• DC-3 N28AA
• DC-3 (C-53D) LN-WND
• DC-3 'Gamle Dame' OY-BPB
• C-47 'Flabob Express' N103NA
• DC-3 'Prinses Amalia' PH-PBA
• C-47 'Virginia Ann' N62CC
• C-47 'Placid Lassie' N74589
• Lisunov Li-2 'Karman Todor' HA-LIX
• DC-3 F-AZOX
• C-47 N147DC
• The BBMF Dakota (ZA947) is expected to display but not land at Duxford
NOTAMS:
• NATS Aeronautical Information Service.
On 5 June 2019, following participation in the 'DAKS over Duxford' event, up to 35 Dakotas will fly in formation from Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire to
Normandy, France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. The route will be from Duxford Aerodrome - Sudbury - Colchester - Southend Airport - Maidstone - Eastbourne - London FIR Boundary.
All timing are in GMT - Add 1 hour for BST.
Click on the pictures to see the NOTAMS and Google Map of the Route for the 5th June 2019.
Tickets:
• DAKS over Normandy Tickets
Wednesday 5th June 2019
Six USAF C-130 Hercules along with six V-22 Ospreys did a flypast over Duxford on the 5th June 2019. See video
here.
NOTE: The mass Dakota departure is now scheduled for 15:24 at Duxford (updated).
UK times (Updated UK times):
• 15.10-15.24 Take-off Duxford Airfield
• 15.40 Colchester Flypast
• 15.48 Southend-on-Sea Flypast
• 15.56 Maidstone Flypast
• 16.09 Eastborne Flypast
French times:
• 16.20 Le Havre Flypast
• 16.30 Sannerville Drop zone 'K'
• 16.30 - 17.00 Daks over Normandy Jump program Sannerville Drop zone 'K'
• 16.45 - 17.15 Landings Caen-Carpiquet Airport
All times are approximate.
DAKS over Normandy Programme for Caen-Carpiquet Airport (07-08 June 2019):
• Friday 07 June - Opening hours from 10.00 TO 17.00 (ticketed event)
• Friday 07 June (10.00) - Official Opening
• Friday 07 June - 10.30 Take-off Dakota Formation Flight
• Friday 07 June - 11.00 - 12.00 Morning Flight program
• Friday 07 June - * Dakota Formation Demo
• Friday 07 June - * Parachute jump Free fall Team
• Friday 07 June - * Flight Demo C-53 LN-WND
• Friday 07 June- 11.30 Landing Dakota Formation Flight
• Friday 07 June - 14.00 Take-off Dakota Formation Flight
• Friday 07 June- 14.30 - 15.30 Morning Flight program
• Friday 07 June - * Dakota Formation Demo
• Friday 07 June - * Parachute jump Free fall Team
• Friday 07 June - * Flight Demo C-53 LN-WND
• Friday 07 June - 15.30 Landing Dakota Formation Flight
• Friday 07 June - All day Air market, vendors, food trucks
• Friday 07 June - All day Scenic DC-3 Flights
• Friday 07 June - All day Preparations and take-off Paras
• Friday 07 June - 20.00 - 24.00 Photo shoot for aviation photographers
• Saturday 08 June - Opening hours from 10.00 TO 17.00 (ticketed event)
• Saturday 08 June 10.30 Take-off Dakota Formation Flight
• Saturday 08 June 11.00 - 12.00 Morning Flight program
• Saturday 08 June * Dakota Formation Demo
• Saturday 08 June * Parachute jump Free fall Team
• Saturday 08 June * Flight Demo C-53 LN-WND
• Saturday 08 June 11.30 Landing Dakota Formation Flight
• Saturday 08 June 14.00 Take-off Dakota Formation Flight
• Saturday 08 June 14.30 - 15.30 Afternoon Flight program
• Saturday 08 June * Dakota Formation Demo
• Saturday 08 June * Parachute jump Free fall Team
• Saturday 08 June * Flight Demo C-53 LN-WND
• Saturday 08 June 15.00 Landing Dakota Formation Flight
• Saturday 08 June All day Air market, vendors, food trucks
• Saturday 08 June All day Scenic DC-3 Flights
• Saturday 08 June All day Preparations and take-off Paras
All times are approximate.
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DAKS over Normandy Route Map (egxwinfogroup.co.uk)
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Flight Planning Map (France)
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D-Day 75 Review
DAKS over Prestwick
The Dakotas based in North America, which are taking part in the 'DAKS over Normandy' event, will fly over the Atlantic via Canada, Greenland and Iceland on their way to Prestwick Airport in Scotland. The aircraft should start to arrive at Prestwick on Thursday 23rd May 2019 and will depart to Duxford & Normandy after the Bank Holiday weekend.
Here is your once in a lifetime chance to experience aviation history up close and personal. Friday 24th and Saturday 25th May.
The 75th Anniversary of D Day is likely to be the last time that a major collection of vintage C47s will gather to commemorate the invasion of France and the beginning of the end of World War 2. The D Day Squadron are part of the Tunison Foundation and are bringing at least 11 C47s to Prestwick on their way to Normandy.
As these aircraft are mainly operated as charities or volunteer groups they have had to raise lots of money to make this trip possible. The Squadron said they were very keen to allow the public to come and see and even go on board these beautiful aeroplanes.
Prestwick Airport had an amazingly important part in WW2 and thousands of aircraft came through the airport on their way to war and going home again. The airport remains a fully operational airport 24 hours a day but the management of the airport are also very keen that people can see this once in a lifetime collection of aircraft and have made space available to set up a public exhibition area.
You will be able to see the aircraft at the former HMS Gannet site (entrance through Monkton) on Saturday 25th May. There is also a special evening / night viewing which will allow a limited number of photographers to see all the aircraft in the evening some specially selected aircraft under specially erected floodlights.
Book your place now. https://www.tsia.scot
Profits from the event will help pay for the fuel for these incredible aeroplanes and send them on their way to this final D Day anniversary.
Schedule:
Public Day - Saturday 25th May 2019
Car Park Opens - 9:00am
Event Opens - 10:00am
Event Closes - 5:00pm
Car Parks Close - 6:00pm
Enthusiast Photography Day - Friday 24th May 2019
Car Park Opens - 7:00pm
Event Opens - 8:00pm
Event Closes - 11:00pm
Car Parks Close - 11:30pm
On Friday night and Saturday the static aircraft park will be at the Monkton side of the airport and the entrance and car parking is the Watson's car park which is off Baird Road. Click here for a Google map.
Here are the aircraft which are currently planned to arrive at Prestwick Airport:
• 1. C-47 Placid Lassie (N74589)
• 2. C-47 That's All Brother (N88874
)
• 3. C-47 D-day Doll (N45366)
• 4. C-47 Miss Montana (N24320)
• 5. DC-3 Miss Virginia (N47E)
• 6. C-47 Virginia Ann (N62CC)
• 7. DC-3 Flabob Express (N103NA)
• 8. DC-3 Spirit of Benovia (N8336C)
• 9. C-47 Betsy's Biscuit Bomber (N47SJ)
• 10. DC-3 Legend Airways (N25641)
• 11. DC-3 Pan Am Clipper (N877MG)
Click on aircraft name above to track flight.
Track 'C-47 That's All Brother' and other Dakotas (Click on list of aircraft above) as they arrive in the UK from the USA via Canada, Greenland, Iceland and landing at Prestwick airport on Thursday 23rd May.
