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  • Lt Col Hamilton
  • Galleries
  • Keep Em Flying
  • Education
  • Donate
  • Join the CAF
  • Around UK
  • VJ 75th Commemoration
  • Bottisham Airfield Museum
  • Arsenal Of Democracy
  • One More Time P51
  • Meet Our Team
  • Vincent Speranza Watch
  • Tom Rice Watch
  • Airships

D-day Veteran USAAF Pilot Returns to UK airfield

pATHFINDERS FIRST INTO BATTLE

Gallery above shows the return visit by Lt Col Hamilton, to USAAF station airfield he took off from on June 5th 1944 for D-day.   As a Pathfinder pilot He and his group were some of the first group of planes to drop paratroopers in Normandy for the liberation of Europe.

75 yEARS TO THE DAY

75 years later, D-Day Doll from CAF Riverside California, provides the flypast salute to say thank-you to David and the Thousands of other veterans from the Greatest Generation in WW2, and remember the sacrifices of the men who never returned. Those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for victory and freedom.

Support CAF Mission

Want to get involved-  Join the CAF and "Keep Em Flying"

 commemorativeairforce.org/pages/Support-the-CAF 

CAF UK Members Vintage Machines

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Vintage Wheeled Military Vehicles

Just some of the wide assortment of MV's in our UK group-  Pre-WW2,  WW2, and Post WW2.   All proudly telling the stories of the US Armed Forces from Yesteryear.

Check out the CAF Ground forces detachment for more historical action on the ground.

All Vehicles shown below operate in the UK.  Check out our good friends at the CAF Ground Forces Detachment for more exciting Ground Vehicle action from the CAF.

CAF UK Members Vintage Machines

Video

Here is a flavour of CAF Airshows-  Wings Over Dallas- Keeping History Alive.   Watch out for 2020 Shows.

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 The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is a 501 (c) 3 Texas non-profit organization dedicated to flying and restoring World War II aircraft. The organization's headquarters offices are based in Dallas, Texas, at Dallas Executive Airport. At this time the organization has more than 11,000 members and has a fleet of more than 175 World War II aircraft. CAF United Kingdom is a UK based branch of the Worldwide CAF organisation. 

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