Saint Laurent Sur Mer, Normandy
June 2024
Saint Laurent Sur Mer, Normandy
June 2024
The 80 skydivers will land in the vicinity of the Memorial Statue "Les Braves" (The Brave) on Omaha beach. They will exit the plane 20 at a time from 10'000 FT. Expect 30 minutes in between each group of 20.
The aircraft will be a CASA C-212-300. The C-212 is made by the Spanish manufacturer CASA and is a medium cargo aircraft sporting a tailgate exit ramp. Skydivers will exit from the rear end of the aircraft.
U.S. Veterans are making the trip to join France's "Veterans de France" and will be part of the 80 skydivers landing on Omaha beach in front of a crowd of 1200 U.S. citizens, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Event is hosted by Tommy Papatango, a french born Aerodyne sponsored Athlete residing in San Francisco, CA and Arno Charlie, PRO french Demo Skydiver, president of the National Combat Veteran Association.
Event Sponsors include Aerodyne, better gear, better skydives, Vigil AAD, your gardian angel, LB Altimeter, Skydive City, Zephyrhills, Florida's number one skydiving destination.
