June 6, 1944 - D-Day, Operation Overlord, Allied landing in Normandy. It was a breakthrough moment in World War II and the largest air-sea-land operation.
On this extraordinary day 80 years ago, the Allies reopened the Western Front to fight Nazi Germany in Europe. Tens of thousands of sailors, soldiers and pilots set out to fight for the liberation of Europe and the end of the cruel war on the Continent.
We always remember those events when designing Arma Hobby model kit. Planes flying over the beaches of Normandy were marked with unforgettable white and black invasion bands, allowing to instantly distinguish who was enemy and who was friend. Models of planes with invasion bands can be found in many Arma Hobby boxes. These are primarily P-51 Mustangs, but also some Hurricanes and Wildcats. And their pilots. 'Bud' Anderson, 'Dziubek' Horbaczewski, 'Buzz' Beerbower and many others.
Remembering those heroes, build models of their planes.
If you want to build a model of an aeroplane from the battles over Normandy, check out these kits, choose and order online in the Armahobby.pl store!
P-51B-15-NA Mustang, No. 43-248423/B6-S, “Old Crow”, pilot: Cpt. Clarence “Bud” Anderson, 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, June-July 1944.
See model of the Mustang on which Skalski led the Polish Fighter Wing on D-Day: link.
P-51C-10-NT Mustang, 43-25045/C3-W, “Snookie”, pilot: Lt. Edward T. Pawlak, 382nd Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group, France, July 1944.
North American P-51C-1-NT Mustang™ III, 42-103532, FB382/PK-G, 315 Squadron PAF, pilot: S/Ldr Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, Coolham, June 1944 r.
Wildcat V, no. JV579/F, “That Old Thing”, 846 Naval Air Squadron, aircraft carrier HMS Trumpeter/Eglington airfield. The unit provided anti-submarine cover during the Normandy landings of June 1944.
