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Title: D-Day 75 Preparations
Post by: besilarius on February 03, 2019, 08:30:26 AM
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/parachutists-dakota-aircraft-will-take-skies-75th-anniversary-d-day-180971390/

Would not have thought there were 30 C47s still flyable, after all this time.
Had to take a hop from Corpus Christi to Kingsville in Texas back in 1972.  They jammed us onto a Gooney Bird like cattle.  It was kind of neat to be in an "old" plane at that time.
Title: Re: D-Day 75 Preparations
Post by: RommelFox on February 03, 2019, 12:40:47 PM
That's really cool!  I love seeing the dedication people show in keeping old equipment running.