[RichardDavies]

A great little event at Upottery airfield for a D-Day event which included a DC-3 Dakota. This is the first time a parachute drop has departed from the airfield since 1944.

Weather was really bad yesterday which was meant to be a one day event, so these pictures are from yesterday and today.


Paratroopers Upottery Airfield 2018 (1) by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Paratroopers Upottery Airfield 2018 (2) by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Paratroopers Upottery Airfield 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Upottery Airfield 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100886) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr



Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100893) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100889) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100895) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100883) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100892) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100882) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr

Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100895) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr

Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100895) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr

Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100894) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr

Douglas C47A-DC3 Dakota N473DC (2100895) 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr

Upottey Airfield 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr

Few other aircraft involved in the event.


North American 4T-6 Harvard Mk.4M Upottery Airfield 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Percival Prentice T.1 VR259 M G-APJB Upottery Airfield 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Boeing N2S-4 Kaydet (A75N1) N68427 Upottery Airfield 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


Taylorcraft Auster AOP.V (TW501) G-ALBJ Upottery Airfield 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr


MF Piper J.3C-65 Cub (479878) G-BEUI Upottery Airfield 2018 by Richard Davies, on Flickr