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An RAF veteran has visited Bletchley Park to see the top-secret kit he used to direct aircraft over Normandy following the D-Day landings.
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On 6 June this year the United Kingdom, along with its friends and allies, will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
The 70th anniversary of D-Day will be marked this week with commemorative events at home and abroad.
Includes updated details on accreditation and funding for D-Day 70 commemorations in France on 6 June 2014 for veterans, family members and those accompanying them.
Beating Retreat is set to be even more spectacular for 2014.
Military personnel have supported veterans commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
The Ministry of Defence has announced its involvement in the Normandy landings 70th anniversary commemorations.
D-Day veterans are being asked to contact the Royal British Legion to gain access to D-Day 70th anniversary events in June.
Information about events across the UK and in France to mark D-Day 70.
The Royal Navy and Portsmouth City Council have launched a programme of summer events to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Ceremonies to mark the start of the 70th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings have taken place this week.
Veterans who parachuted into battle on D-Day have met paratroopers preparing for a commemorative jump onto the same fields 70 years later.
Modern-day RAF pilots have emulated the work of their Second World War counterparts over Normandy beaches.
Paratroopers have visited the battlefields in Normandy that helped to form the formidable reputation of the British Army's airborne forces.
Scotland Office Minister David Mundell speaks at a reception in Edinburgh Castle to remember those who fought at D-Day.
David Cameron has written an article for the French newspaper Ouest-France to mark the D-Day 70th anniversary commemorations.
90 year old D-Day veteran Alex Reith makes the journey from South Africa to 70th anniversary commemoration in Normandy
On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, Scotland Office Ministers pay tribute to World War Two veterans.
Prime Minister David Cameron commemorated D-Day with Her Majesty The Queen, veterans and other world leaders in Normandy.
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