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Martin. I replaced the low res small Facebook shots with real enlargable Airfighters version, so take a look at the edited message.

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She arrived at Coventry airport, in the gloom on Saturday evening.
Possibly staying at CVT for a while...

Which is good news for me,as I will see her out of my office window everyday !

https://www.flickr.com/photos/egbe-enth ... 597348802/
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baldursveins wrote:
Martin. I replaced the low res small Facebook shots with real enlargable Airfighters version, so take a look at the edited message.

Thanks Baldur :D I like your first one the best
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201424698093962&set=a.1311813729996.36388.1670230265&type=1&permPage=1

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baldursveins wrote:
Here are two photos I took of her yesterday over Reykjavík. Click on the photo to enlarge to fullscreen.
http://www.airfighters.com/photo/139994/M/Private-Private/Douglas-C-47-Skytrain/N74589/
http://www.airfighters.com/photo/139995/M/Private-Private/Douglas-C-47-Skytrain/N74589/
These were taken from CAP 10, TF-UFO with member Sigurjón Valsson as CAPtain.



Thanks for sending the pictures to me!

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Great shots! Glad she made it!

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Great story. Is there a registry of some sort that lists D-Day (and Market Garden) Veteran C-47s that are still flying?


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From over on Flypast, a pic from paul1867 of 'Union Jack Dack' with 4 friends at Duxford
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And I got to unexpectedly see her during an unannounced/ unscheduled flypast over a dragrace meeting at ex RAF Podington, former home of the 92nd BG
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A Mark Skinner picture.

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Flat 12x2 wrote:
From over on Flypast, a pic from paul1867 of 'Union Jack Dack' with 4 friends at Duxford
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And I got to unexpectedly see her during an unannounced/ unscheduled flypast over a dragrace meeting at ex RAF Podington, former home of the 92nd BG
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A Mark Skinner picture.


Great pics! Thanks for sharing them.

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No one seems to mention that one of her four friends on the tarmac is W7 (Whiskey Seven) out of NWM in Geneseo NY
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Nice to see the U.S. Skytrains make the effort go celebrate the big 75th! I know some of the crews on both Daks and they must be ha king a ball! Fly safe!

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