J.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ<p>The 🇬🇧 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Secretary, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GrantShapps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrantShapps</span></a>, has ordered an urgent review after it emerged there is a shortage of planes for a mass parachute drop to mark the 80th anniversary of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>D</span></a>-day</p><p>Hundreds of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/paratroopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paratroopers</span></a> were expected to jump into <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Normandy</span></a> on the eve of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDay</span></a> to honour the actions of their predecessors in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WorldWarTwo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWarTwo</span></a>, but plans have been scaled back due to a shortage of aircraft</p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MailOnSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MailOnSunday</span></a> reported just one plane was left for the event</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/19/grant-shapps-orders-review-into-plane-shortage-before-80th-d-day-anniversary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/article/</span><span class="invisible">2024/may/19/grant-shapps-orders-review-into-plane-shortage-before-80th-d-day-anniversary</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>