The veteran C-53D Skytrooper operated by the Commemorative Air Force Inland Empire Wing recently returned to Normandy to mark this 75th anniversary year of the D-Day invasion.
Warbird Digest chronicles the European-based C-47-type aircraft that took part in the D-Day 75th anniversary celebrations.
An ambitious attempt to fly as many C-47s from North America as possible in order to celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.
David Hamilton, Lt. Col., USAF (Ret), was one of the first to pilot an aircraft over Normandy, taking part in the initial phase of the D-Day operation. Today, he is the last survivor of the Pathfinder pilots.
The WWII Airborne Demonstration Team were determined to take part in the D-Day 75th anniversary in force.
The fifteen U.S.-based Douglas C-47-type aircraft of the D-Day Squadron's trip to Normandy, illustrated with a brief history of each participating aircraft.