Minor thread creep, but on the evg of June 6th (a few days ago) I had a phone call from an 81 y/o who was in 501 Para Inf (part of 101st) when they jumped into the Cherbourg peninsula.
For an ex-airborne like me that was just superb. He's thriving in Basingstoke, having married a local girl - celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in August.
I think my vote for greatest flying would have the Tempsford-based Lysander pilots pretty high on the list. Different (and iffy) LZ every night, no armaments, "welcoming party" ...