Still Flying High, WWII Plane That Led D-Day Operation Heads to Normandy

By Allan Stein OXFORD, Conn.—High above the muddy Hudson River, the D-Day Squadron had flown nearly 100 miles in tight formation to reach the towering spires of New York City. Straight ahead, the mirror-blue One World Trade Center—Manhattan’s tallest building at 1,776 feet—rose majestically above a drab sea of skyscrapers. Just beyond was the Statue […]