Historic Flight Foundation - DC-3 Send-off - Daks over Normandy

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Come and witness history in motion while we bid “Bon Voyage” to our Douglas C-47B/DC-3 as it departs for Normandy, France to participate in the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. Come tour the aircraft and meet the pilots. Enjoy special exhibits, live music, picnic fare, and a noontime D-Day presentation by Mike Lavelle. Watch our storied fleet of aircraft take to the sky as Foundation members fly throughout the day. Join the Foundation and experience a flight in one of our historically significant aircraft yourself.

[@altonriggs2352]

Love that radial music!!!

[@watchfordpilot]

Safe trip guys, see you this side of the pond.

[@srfrg9707]

I remember making local flights in Greece in the 1970s onboard such a airplane. Even then is was like time travel. All major airlines flew on jets already.

[@tonybowman8902]

Gorgeous bird

[@MarcvanExel]

Safe travels honey!

[@lg7639]

Nice, I wasn't there for the departure, but on FlightRadar it looked like he might have done a couple flybys before departing.

[@Bryster51]

Looks like the heat kept the crowds thin.

[@fight2flyphoto]

Man, it was a scorcher for us... 86! 100 on the ramp. And I have the burn to prove it.

[@Bryster51]

@@fight2flyphoto Oh my! Forgot how hot the ramp would get on days like that!

[@munawarshah6860]

Same planes Pakistani governor general quaid-i-azam was used