D-Day C-47 pilot reunited with "his" plane

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bdk
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D-Day C-47 pilot reunited with "his" plane

Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:35 am

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050525/NEWS01/505250301/1002
TimAPNY
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Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:39 am

That is a cool story.
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Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:42 pm

Interesting that somebody in the UK is buying this C-47 from the USA - there being at least one available for sale over here already!
bdk
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Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:03 pm

And another article on this reunion:

http://www.theolympian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050530/NEWS/505300301
p51
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Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:16 pm

Holy cow! At the Tumwater (Olympia, WA suburb) 4th of July parade in 2002, my living history group was right behind this guy, I was driving about 20 feet behind him in my 1944 Willys. I have the videotape of it, and he was wearing the exact same stuff he has on in this photo! But the article is wrong on one point. If he's wearing the same "A-2" jacket he had then, it certainly wasn't original!
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Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:32 am

would love to see a demo / re-enactment of of the glider tugging method. that must have been down right harrowing & ballsy to do!!! wow!!
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Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:07 pm

Great story, very touching..... :wink:

Hello P51 aka, Lee Bishop! Wow, Small World!! :shock: > it's GIJOE on G503.com :D
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Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:27 am

Wonderful story!
Jiggersfromsphilly

What was the Chalk number?

Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:29 pm

Does anybody know by chance the Chalk Number of this ship on D-Day?
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