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PHOTOS: Invasion-Striped C-130s Soar Over France for 80th Anniversary of D-Day

June 6, 2024 | By David Roza
Air Force crews flew over France this week in C-130 transport planes decked out in black-and-white “invasion stripes” for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

Ramstein C-130s Get Invasion Stripes For D-Day Commemoration Next Year

Aug. 11, 2023 | By Greg Hadley
Six C-130J aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, received a special paint job and decals recently to show off over the beaches of Normandy, France, on the 80th anniversary of D-Day next June. Maintainers painted black-and-white stripes on the 37th Airlift Squadron’s C-130s to mimic the ...

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