Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf ...
The Placid Lassie flew in from its homebase in Poughkeepsie, New York, for the Wings N' Wheels event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Claire Barrett) In 1943, the Placid Lassie took to the skies for ...
The UK's last flying Lancaster bomber has touched down for months of maintenance work. The Avro Lancaster PA474, which ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A powerful piece of history touched down in the “Air Capital of the World” this weekend. Visitors at the Kansas Aviation Museum got a close-up look at a restored C-47 aircraft ...
On Friday, August 30, warbird collector Tim Savage announced the exciting acquisition of the C-47 known as “The Wabbit Express,” previously owned by the Mosely family. This historic aircraft now joins ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A C-47 aircraft from World War II will be on public display this week outside of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing flew a ...
At 00:52 on June 6, 1944, the first phase of Operation Overlord began. On the ground, occupied France awaited the Allied airborne pathfinders preparing to jump. The transport aircraft, down low and ...
The article commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day (Operation Overlord), the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, a complex logistical effort involving 156,000 troops and ...
Part of the D-Day commemorations will happen thanks to the work of some Tulsans. On Wednesday, a formation of 30 C-47 aircraft will fly over the English Channel. They're retracing the route the same ...
In 1943, the Placid Lassie took to the skies for the U.S. Army Air Forces, and since that date, it has never stopped. But this C-47 is not just a Frankenstein-esque hull of itself. It is not a replica ...