The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, born for war but descended from a nearly 90-year-old airliner, remains an icon of aviation history ...

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 Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing flew a Douglas C-47 Skytrain to Dayton this weekend. “That’s All, Brother” will be on display at Wright Field behind ...

The airplane for the job: the Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Also known as a Dakota to the British, the C-47 was the militarized version of a DC-3 credited by Dwight D. Eisenhower as one of the four ...

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 ...

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — In recognition of the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II, the Commemorative Air Force’s “Ready 4 Duty” Douglas R4D-6S, a historic U.S ...

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain took paratroopers from Membury, in Berkshire, to the Normandy battlefields in 1944 The team restoring a veteran D-Day plane have met with members of the same squadron ...

Tractor Fest will return to Newby Hall in Ripon this year in conjunction with VE Day celebrations - here’s when the iconic RAF Second World War plane Douglas C-47 Dakota plane will fly over.

The team restoring a veteran D-Day plane have met with members of the same squadron that once flew it. The US Air Force's 79th Air Refuelling Squadron flew the Douglas C-47 Skytrain during World ...