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News 02/10/2025

The Airborne Museum among the 10 best World War II museums in the world

On September 2, 2025, the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. To mark the occasion, on August 26, the National Geographic television channel and magazine published a...

News 01/07/2025

Why a temporary exhibition on the Indochina War?

The exhibition “Indochina: French Paratroopers 1944-1954”, an original creation of the Airborne Museum, is on view from April 10 until November 30, 2025. A subject little explored in World War II...

News 12/05/2023

79th anniversary of D-Day

The programs of the organizations related to tourism in Normandy useful to organize yourself (a lot of information overlaps from one program to another obviously): And last but not least, the...

News 04/05/2023

The official poster for the 79th anniversary of D-Day

The programs of the organizations related to tourism in Normandy useful to organize yourself (a lot of information overlaps from one program to another obviously): And last but not least, the...

News 17/11/2022

Passing of veterans Tom Rice and Forrest Huffstetler

We just learned about veteran Tom Rice’s passing, last night. He was Staff Sergeant of the C Company of the 501th PIR in the 101st Airborne. We still vividly remember his parachute jump over...

News 14/11/2022

Sister city project between Metropolis, city of John Steele, and Sainte-Mère-Eglise

There are coincidences that make so much sense that they become almost unbelievable. Take for example the fact that John Steele, one of the symbols of the airborne landings in Sainte-Mère-Eglise and...

News 29/09/2022

Saint-Michael and his meaning in the history of french parachutism

September 29th is Saint Michael’s day in France. He is the saint patron of, amongst others, the French paratroopers. It all began in 1944, when a british chaplain gave medals representing Saint...

News 01/09/2022

Inhumation of James "Maggie" Megellas, most decorated officer of the 82nd Airborne Division

Two and a half years ago, Lieutenant Colonel James “Maggie” Megellas, from the 3rd Battalion, 504th PIR, 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, passed, at the age of 103...

News 21/08/2022

Passing of veteran Robert Levine, from the 90th Infantry Division

On August 19th, passed Robert Levine, an american veteran who landed in Utah Beach as a 90th Infantry private on June 10th 1944. He was also honorary president of the association Normandy 44. On July...