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The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is a military development of the civilian DC-3 aircraft. It was a military transport used widely by the Allies of World War II and had been in service with different military operators for several years.
May 3, 2021
Douglas C-47 Skytrain History
2K views · 88 reactions | C-47 Douglas Skytrain KP220 (Pegasus) arriving crossing the English Channel towards Cherbourg Airport, Normandy. For her mission to the 79th D-Day celebrations 2023. Expertly crewed by Chief Pilot Andrew / Co-Pilot, Peter. She is one of two C-47’s, owned / operated by Aero Legends in the UK. See them fly at the Battle of Britain Airshow, at the end of this month, at Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent. | WARTOG | Facebook
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2K views · 88 reactions | C-47 Douglas Skytrain KP220 (Pegasus) arriving crossing the English Channel towards Cherbourg Airport, Normandy. For her mission to the 79th D-Day celebrations 2023. Expertly crewed by Chief Pilot Andrew / Co-Pilot, Peter. She is one of two C-47’s, owned / operated by Aero Legends in the UK. See them fly at the Battle of Britain Airshow, at the end of this month, at Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent. | WARTOG | Facebook
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The C-47's Most UNUSUAL Flypast (Milan, Italy 1945) [Restored Video] This restored and colorized short film captures the historic unveiling of the Madonnina on the Milan Duomo on May 6, 1945, just days after Italy's liberation in WWII. See the moment a U.S. Douglas C-47 Skytrain performs a low-altitude flypast in celebration, an event witnessed by thousands of joyous citizens in the piazza below. #WWII #Milan #RestoredFilm #Italy #historicalfootage #WWIIHistory #Liberation #Duomo #Madonnina #Fly
The C-47's Most UNUSUAL Flypast (Milan, Italy 1945) [Restored Video] This restored and colorized short film captures the historic unveiling of the Madonnina on the Milan Duomo on May 6, 1945, just days after Italy's liberation in WWII. See the moment a U.S. Douglas C-47 Skytrain performs a low-altitude flypast in celebration, an event witnessed by thousands of joyous citizens in the piazza below. #WWII #Milan #RestoredFilm #Italy #historicalfootage #WWIIHistory #Liberation #Duomo #Madonnina #Fly
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54 reactions | C-47 Douglas Skytrain KP220 (Pegasus) arriving at Cherbourg Airport, Normandy for her mission to the 79th D-Day celebrations 2023. She is one of two C-47’s, owned / operated by Aero Legends in the UK. You can see them both fly, at the Battle of Britain Airshow, in Headcorn, Kent, at the end of this month. #C47 #iphonephotography #c47skytrain #DDay #day79 #normandy #wartog | WARTOG | Facebook
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54 reactions | C-47 Douglas Skytrain KP220 (Pegasus) arriving at Cherbourg Airport, Normandy for her mission to the 79th D-Day celebrations 2023. She is one of two C-47’s, owned / operated by Aero Legends in the UK. You can see them both fly, at the Battle of Britain Airshow, in Headcorn, Kent, at the end of this month. #C47 #iphonephotography #c47skytrain #DDay #day79 #normandy #wartog | WARTOG | Facebook
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