Nonagenarian D-Day veterans recreate parachute drops over Normandy

A number of American and British World War II veterans on Wednesday came together to recreate their jumps over Normandy, France, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. 

The parachutists landed in a field of wildflowers near Carentan, France, as thousands watched, according to The Associated Press. 

Participant Tom Rice, a 97-year-old D-Day veteran, told the AP that his 1944 jump into Normandy was the worst he ever had. {mosads}

“I got my left armpit caught in the lower left-hand corner of the door, so I swung out, came back and hit the side of the aircraft, swung out again and came back and I just tried to straighten my arm out and I got free,” he said.

Videos showed parachutes floating through the skies.

Two British veterans join 250 parachutists from the Royal Air Force and Parachute Regiment in a commemorative parachute descent in Sannerville, France, one day before the 75th anniversary of D-Day. https://t.co/8cvv1ntpvf pic.twitter.com/XDLF8clB5Q

— ABC News (@ABC) June 5, 2019

97-year-old D-Day veteran Tom Rice, 101st airborne, parachutes again today in Carentan, Normandy. https://t.co/O32M4fcvlN pic.twitter.com/vLmDAumUpA

— The Hill (@thehill) June 5, 2019

Other jumps are also planned for Wednesday with British veterans at Sannerville, France, according to the AP. 

D-Day took place on June 6, 1944, as thousands of Allied troops arrived in France to fight the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy.

–Updated 11:43 a.m.