Two esteemed WW2 planes, the Stinson Reliant and the Harvard T6, have been added to a stacked lineup of aerial displays at an event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

On June 6 1944, tens of thousands of brave young men set off for Normandy to liberate occupied France from the Nazis in the largest seaborne invasion ever recorded.

Southampton played a pivotal role in the operation.

In the build up to the invasion, the city effectively became an enormous military camp, acting as base of operations for hundreds of thousands of British and American troops.

In 2019, to mark the 75th anniversary, 15000 people descended on Solent Airport for two days of attractions and exhibits.

Solent Airport was formerly HMS Daedalus, and on D-Day was the busiest airfield in the country, launching more than 400 aircraft.

Come June 6th of this year, celebrations will be returning there - bigger and better than ever.

Fareham Borough Council says the event will entail historical re enactments such as parachute drops, field gun runs and motorcycle stunts, as well as dozens of static aircraft and vehicles, and of course, plenty of air displays.

It was already announced that the Red Arrows would be attending alongside the Spitfire and the Jubilee Pitts, but organisers have just revealed two more planes set to be joining in the aerial action.

The Stinson Reliant from Navy Wings is one of the 573 that were transferred from the Americans to the Royal Navy under the wartime Lend-Lease Arrangements.

It was used between 1943 and 1946 as a communications aircraft for many second line units.

With a top speed of 135mph and a ceiling of 21,000 feet, it was also used for navigational training.

The Harvard T6 from Hurricane Heritage was built in Montreal in December 1942, and served the duration of the war at the Ontario flying school.

The T6 was the favoured training aircraft for many global Air Forces and was used as a stepping stone into the warbirds of WW2.