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  2. That's All, Brother - Wikipedia

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    That's All, Brother [a] is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (the military version of the civilian DC-3) that led the formation of 800 others from which approximately 13,000 U.S. paratroopers jumped on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the beginning of the liberation of France in the last two years of World War II.

  3. List of surviving Douglas C-47 Skytrains - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of surviving Douglas C-47 Skytrain and variant aircraft, ... C-47B D-day Experience Museum. Dead Mans Corner. ... C-47-DL. Painted as 43-15087. N 150 D ...

  4. Douglas C-47 Skytrain - Wikipedia

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    The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ... U.S. Army Pathfinders and USAAF flight crew prior to D-Day, June 1944, in front of a C-47 Skytrain at RAF North Witham.

  5. How an almost forgotten C-47 made its way to Topeka to tell ...

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    Now that most World War II veterans have died, crews like the one behind the C-47 "That's All Brother" see a responsibility to tell their stories.

  6. 1951 Rio do Sal Linhas AĆ©reas Paulistas C-47 crash - Wikipedia

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    The 1951 Rio do Sal Linhas Aéreas Paulistas C-47D crash was an aviation accident that occurred on 12 July 1951. During the execution of instrument landing procedures, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the company Linhas Aéreas Paulistas collided with a tree located 3 km from the runway of the Aracaju airport. All 33 occupants of the aircraft died in ...

  7. 438th Air Expeditionary Group - Wikipedia

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    The unit was first activated during World War II as the 438th Troop Carrier Group, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain unit. It saw combat in the European Theater of Operations as part of IX Troop Carrier Command. The group earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions on D-Day during Operation Overlord.

  8. List of Douglas C-47 Skytrain operators - Wikipedia

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    List of C-47 Skytrain operators includes the country, military service, known squadrons, and related data. The Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. The C-47 has served with over 90 countries outside of the United States:

  9. List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1947

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    This is a List of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 A variants that have taken place in the year 1947, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2 and military variants converted to DC-3 standard for post-war airline use. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and ...