The Douglas C-47, the militarized version of the DC-3, has been hauling humanitarian relief supplies since the days of the Berlin Airlift, and it will be doing so again, according to officials at the ...

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 ...

The Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST), the first variant of the DC-3 series, had its first flight on December 17, 1935, the 32nd anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight. Military versions of ...

Witness the heroic story of the C-47 Skytrain, the workhorse that delivered 18,000 paratroopers behind enemy lines on D-Day. Enduring relentless fire and impossible odds, these planes were vital to ...

Mark your calenders, history-buffs and aviation geeks: That’s All, Brother — the historic Douglas C-47 Skytrain airplane that soared over the beachers of Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago — is returning ...

A pair of World War II-era C-47 Skytrain planes that flew in the D-Day invasion landed Wednesday at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, dropping some 17 volunteer paratrooper-reenactors along ...

Celebrate the wonderful world of aviation by taking a ride in a WW II airplane, the C-47 Hairless Joe on Aug. 6 at the Huron-County Airport located at 961 U.S. Route 20 in Norwalk, according to a news ...

The angels rose slowly in the dead of night, thousands of them in low formation across the English Channel. From British shores the American troopers were a prayer sent, and in French skies, one ...