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"That's All Brother"

Old 4th Jun 2015, 03:44
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"That's All Brother"

It's a great story about an extraordinarily valuable piece of WWII history.

Last year an iconic piece of history was discovered lying in an aircraft boneyard in Wisconsin. It was the Douglas C-47 “That’s All, Brother” - the airplane that led the massed paratroop drop on D-Day. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is a non-profit organization based in Dallas, TX. We need your help to rescue this proud old airplane!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...d-day-invasion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx7j8pXZ40c
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Pity no-one thought to preserve one or more of the three Horsa gliders which landed at Pegasus Bridge prior to the paratoops' arrival.
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That's All Brother - CAF Restoring C-47 that led D-Day
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They raised the $250k with 6 days to go!
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