Grant Shapps orders review to find additional aircraft for D-Day commemorations
- Defence Secretary Grant Shapps ordered a review into the lack of aircraft for upcoming D-Day commemorations.
- RAF's fleet is stretched due to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
- Shapps expects more aircrafts to be found for the commemorative events.
The UK's Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, is looking into a problem. There aren't enough planes for a big parachute jump to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-day. This is because the Royal Air Force's planes are busy with missions in Ukraine and the Middle East. They need more planes for the event in Normandy next month. The shortage of planes means that plans for the parachute jump have been reduced. Grant Shapps thinks the armed forces need more money to do important events like this. The shortage of planes is affecting the parachute jump for the D-day anniversary. The Royal Air Force's transport planes are busy with other missions, like delivering aid to Gaza and operations in Ukraine. This has left them with limited resources. The current plan is for paratroopers from the 16 Air Assault Brigade to jump from an RAF A400M plane. The Red Devils parachute display team will also jump into Normandy. Grant Shapps wants to make sure the D-day anniversary is remembered properly. He has ordered a review of the RAF's resources to fix the shortage of planes. Veterans who took part in D-day are upset that there aren't enough planes for the anniversary. Grant Shapps is determined to sort out this issue quickly. The Ministry of Defence has planned a series of events to honor the D-day anniversary. There will be tributes from today's armed forces to those who fought in the past. The events will involve thousands of personnel, RAF flypasts, and Royal Navy vessels. The torch relay ceremony has already started, passing the torch from veterans to young people to symbolize passing on the responsibility for remembering the event. Grant Shapps has ordered an urgent review to find out why there is only one plane available for the parachute jump to mark the 80th anniversary of D-day. He believes it's crucial to remember the past to avoid repeating mistakes in the future. Grant Shapps is determined to make sure the D-day anniversary is commemorated properly with enough resources.