Brevard News

80 YEARS AGO: Valiant Air Command’s C-47 ‘Tico Belle’ Dropped Paratroopers into Normandy on D-Day Near St. Mere-Eglise

Now, 80 years ago, on June 5, 1944, at about 2300 hours the Valiant Air Command’s Tico Belle, along with hundreds like her at other airfields all over southern England, was at Station 469 – Ramsbury in the UK as members of the 82nd Airbourne Division boarded C-47s and gliders for the assault on Hitler’s “Fortress Europe.” […]

Accommodations

Port Canaveral Announces Plan to Build New Multi-User Cruise Terminal at Port’s Existing North 8 Berth

Port Canaveral announced a plan to build a new cruise terminal to meet the growing demands of the cruise industry. The strategic decision to build a new multi-user cruise terminal at the Port’s existing North 8 berth provides significant cost savings, operational flexibility, and an expedited construction timeline of approximately two years to accommodate the largest ships in the world across a spectrum of brands. […]