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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 ...
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The Deadliest Plane in History: The C-47 Skytrain at D-DayWitness the heroic story of the C-47 Skytrain, the workhorse that delivered 18,000 paratroopers behind enemy lines on D-Day. Enduring relentless fire and impossible odds, these planes were vital to ...
The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France used the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to breach Hitler’s defenses in western Europe.
Current members of a US squadron, that flew from a UK air base on D-day, have climbed aboard one its wartime aircraft, as it undergoes restoration. The C47 transport plane, nicknamed "Night Fright ...
"Seeing the skies again reminded me of that dark, dangerous morning," a veteran said on D-Day's 40th anniversary.
Current members of a US squadron, that flew from a UK air base on D-day, have climbed aboard one its wartime aircraft, as it undergoes restoration.
Veterans are gathering on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime.
"Seeing the skies again reminded me of that dark, dangerous morning," a veteran said on D-Day's 40th anniversary.
The 40th anniversary of D-Day in 1984 brought veterans and locals together in Sainte-Mère-Église to remember the historic airborne invasion. Reenactments of the airborne drop triggered vivid memories ...
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