Former bomber pilot Bill Purdy recalls one of the pivotal battles during World War II.
veteran Bill Purdy witnessed on this day from high above the English Channel eight decades ago have never left him.
"We didn't know until the night before that this was going to be the big attack to start the end of the war," the 101-year-old told 9news.com.au. Allied commanders believed its destruction ahead of a massive beach assault by a force of 130,000 troops was crucial to the success of D-Day."We went across through bad weather, which we never would have flown into normally, but that was why we went out I guess," he said.
While the majority of Allied troops landing on D-Day were from the United States, Britain and Canada, forces from many other countries, such as Australia, were involved in the invasion.
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