Visitors to the Kansas Aviation Museum got a close-up look at “That’s All, Brother,” a restored C-47 aircraft that led the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. The World War II-era plane drew large crowds ...

The historic aircraft are part of the “D-Day Squadron” that left Sunday for a weeklong, trans-Atlantic flight in preparation for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

During the D-Day invasion more than 800 C-47s carried 13,000 paratroopers and towed hundreds of gliders. Among the C-47 pilots on D-Day was Dave Hamilton, who flew a different plane than "That's ...

A D-Day Plane Is Flying Again. On Wednesday afternoon, for the first time in years, “That’s All, Brother” took to the skies. Posted ...

D-Day plane restored in Oshkosh, Wis. by Alex Ronallo, FOX 11 News. Thu, December 14th 2017 at 3:20 PM. ... The hope is to fly the aircraft over Normandy in 2019 for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

The plane was a lead aircraft for the airborne invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The plane led some 800 C-47s that dropped more than 13,000 paratroopers into northeastern France.

“D-Day Doll,” a C-53D Skytrooper based at Riverside Municipal Airport will drop parachutists over Normandy, France in June.

The planes were indispensable on D-Day, he added, even though many were shot down. "They started encountering anti-aircraft fire, and these aircraft are not armor-plated," Parisi said.

The planes were indispensable on D-Day, he added, even though many were shot down. “They started encountering anti-aircraft fire, and these aircraft are not armor-plated,” Parisi said.

OSHKOSH, Wis. – Looking at the plane with colorful nose art and black and white stripes painted on its wings, it's easy to imagine it waiting to take off with other aircraft on a moonless night ...