Subdeacon Joe Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 https://worldwarwings.com/heres-all-the-c-47-skytrains-flying-to-normandy-for-d-day-2019/?fbclid=IwAR3D05F0_TcVgmhTV0pXREQJJjHm0Qck8Mxqh15M9tXBDRZUMLYxTF1EIlc 5. “Drag ’Em OoT” N473DC – Aero Legends / Paddy Green Archangel12 / Public Domain Drag ’em Oot flew the U.S. 82nd Airborne on D-Day and went on to fly a second mission on the very same day to resupply the troops in France. She also participated in Operation Market Garden in September 1944, the largest paradropping operation in history. 14. “Luck Of The Irish” N836M- Air Heritage tractorhead04 / YouTube This C-47 flew with the 53rd Troop Carrier Wing , 435th Troop Carrier Group’s 75th Troop Carrier Squadron. She flew two resupply missions during the Battle of the Bulge and towed Waco CG-4A gliders for Operation Varsity on March 24, 1945. She then repatriated Allied POWs from France to England at the end of the war. 13. C-47A RA-2944G 12. “Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber” N47SJ – Gooney Bird Group Skeet Shooter / Public Domain N47SJ, built in Oklahoma in 1944, arrived too late for D-Day, but still contributed to the war effort in Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. She also participated in the the Berlin Airlift. Her name, “Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber,” pays tribute to the wife of museum owner and Gooney Bird Group co-founder Glen Thompson and to its role in dropping supplies to troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulshan 20262 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Worked on EC47s in Nam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 The Gooney Bird, long may it fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Didn't our own Marshall Dan Troop drive a DC-3? Come to think of it, where is the Marshall? Anyone heard from him? Meanwhile, here's Helen Brimstone a few years ago in the co-pilot seat of Betsy's Biscuit Bomber... We were admiring the plane at an air show; I mentioned to the crew that Ms Brimstone's mom had been Donald Douglas' personal assistant during the war and they invited her aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Back in the 50s, my dad occasionally flew the Navy variant called the R4D. Said it was a sweet airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Tale Todd Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I have always been a fan of the C-47. My grandfather flew them in Korea. Mainly he flew cargo and supplies but one day things had gone sideways for some Marines and he got them out of there. He described the situation as "sporty." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Tall Tale Todd said: I have always been a fan of the C-47. My grandfather flew them in Korea. Mainly he flew cargo and supplies but one day things had gone sideways for some Marines and he got them out of there. He described the situation as "sporty." Sporty. Says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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