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Old 23rd May 2019, 14:55
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Flypast did a spread on it, it was stored pending conversion to a turboprop when a historian researching someone asked if they had ever had an aircraft Serial No 42-92847 , it was then it's history was discovered, someone heard about it and published its tale, the CAF read it and it was then bought to restore, it wasn't just in the first wave, it was the aircraft that led the Normandy invasion drop.

“This is a modern miracle,” said CAF President/CEO Stephan C. Brown. “The aircraft was within weeks of being torn apart, when its serial number 42-92847 was traced, and it turned out to be the actual lead aircraft for the D-Day invasion.” After returning from the initial drop of 101st Airborne Division paratroopers on D-Day, That’s All, Brother towed a glider to Normandy, carrying essential supplies and men of the 82nd Airborne Division into the heart of the battle. The aircraft remained on combat status throughout the European campaign, participating in Operation Market Garden, the relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and the crossing of the Rhine River. After the war it passed through sixteen civilian owners and its story was forgotten.
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-new...-invasion.html

Constructed late in World War II, That’s All, Brother has an impressive military history. Some of the key dates are as follows:

March 7, 1944: Built at Douglas Aircraft plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

March 8, 1944: To USAAF at Baer Army Air Field, Indiana, via Dallas Love Field.

April 16, 1944: Departed for England with Air Transport Command.June 5, 1944:
Lead aircraft of the main airborne invasion on the eve of D-Day. Led over 800 aircraft dropping over 13,000 paratroopers behind enemy lines in Normandy. September 1944: Participated in Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944).

March-May 1945: Participated in Operation Varsity (24 March 1945 – 2 May 1945)

August 4, 1945: Departed for the United States

She will also be touring Germany, see

https://thatsallbrother.org/europe-tour/



https://thatsallbrother.org/


https://www.baslerturbo.com/thats-all-brother.html


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