Air Force pilots perform a pre-flight D-Day anniversary flyover briefing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 6, 2021. The 1944 invasion, officially called "Operation Overlord," combined the forces of 156,115 , British and Canadian troops; 6,939 ships and landing vessels; and 2,395 aircraft and 867 gliders that delivered Airborne troops.

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