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

Max Gurney, 102, of San Diego is a proud member of the small contingent of surviving veterans who will witness the historic event.

Illustration by The Epoch Times, Richard Moore/The Epoch Times, Public Domain, Uberstroker/CC

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.