Douglas C-47A 42-92847, c/n 12693, registered N47TB.
"That's All, Brother" led the 800 C-47s of the USAAF's IX Troop Carrier Command across the English Channel to drop 13,000 paratroopers on the night of June 5-6, 1944. It served in further combat and support operations through the end of WWII in Europe.
This historic aircraft was acquired and restored by the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
Wings Over Dallas air show
Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD)
October 27, 2019
That's All, Brother (CAF web site):
thatsallbrother.org
That's' All, Brother (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That's_All,_Brother
Tags: That's All, Brother Douglas Aircraft Douglas C-47A C-47 DC-3 Skytrain Dakota 42-92847 12693 N47TB Commemorative Air Force CAF Central Texas Wing Wings Over Dallas KRBD RBD
Douglas C-47A 42-92847, c/n 12693, registered N47TB.
The antenna on the side of the cockpit was part of the "Rebecca / Eureka" transponding radar system. That system provided vital navigation assistance to aircraft dropping troops and supplies in darkness. For more information, see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca/Eureka_transponding_radar
"That's All, Brother" led the 800 C-47s of the USAAF's IX Troop Carrier Command across the English Channel to drop 13,000 paratroopers on the night of June 5-6, 1944. It served in further combat and support operations through the end of WWII in Europe.
This historic aircraft was acquired and restored by the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
Wings Over Dallas air show
Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD)
October 27, 2019
That's All, Brother (CAF web site):
thatsallbrother.org
That's' All, Brother (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That's_All,_Brother
Tags: That's All, Brother Douglas Aircraft Douglas C-47A C-47 DC-3 Skytrain Dakota 42-92847 12693 N47TB Commemorative Air Force CAF Central Texas Wing Wings Over Dallas KRBD RBD Rebecca Eureka
Douglas C-47A 42-92847, c/n 12693, registered N47TB.
Close-up of the left-side Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine and its Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller.
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp
"That's All, Brother" led the 800 C-47s of the USAAF's IX Troop Carrier Command across the English Channel to drop 13,000 paratroopers on the night of June 5-6, 1944. It served in further combat and support operations through the end of WWII in Europe.
This historic aircraft was acquired and restored by the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
Wings Over Dallas air show
Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD)
October 27, 2019
That's All, Brother (CAF web site):
thatsallbrother.org
That's' All, Brother (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That's_All,_Brother
Tags: That's All, Brother Douglas Aircraft Douglas C-47A C-47 DC-3 Skytrain Dakota 42-92847 12693 N47TB Commemorative Air Force CAF Central Texas Wing Wings Over Dallas KRBD RBD Pratt & Whitney P&W R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine aircraft engine Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller
Douglas C-47A 42-92847, c/n 12693, registered N47TB.
"That's All, Brother" led the 800 C-47s of the USAAF's IX Troop Carrier Command across the English Channel to drop 13,000 paratroopers on the night of June 5-6, 1944. It served in further combat and support operations through the end of WWII in Europe.
This historic aircraft was acquired and restored by the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
Wings Over Dallas air show
Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD)
October 27, 2019
That's All, Brother (CAF web site):
thatsallbrother.org
That's' All, Brother (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That's_All,_Brother
Tags: That's All, Brother Douglas Aircraft Douglas C-47A C-47 DC-3 Skytrain Dakota 42-92847 12693 N47TB Commemorative Air Force CAF Central Texas Wing Wings Over Dallas KRBD RBD sunrise
Douglas C-47A 42-92847, c/n 12693, registered N47TB.
"That's All, Brother" led the 800 C-47s of the USAAF's IX Troop Carrier Command across the English Channel to drop 13,000 paratroopers on the night of June 5-6, 1944. It served in further combat and support operations through the end of WWII in Europe.
This historic aircraft was acquired and restored by the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
Wings Over Dallas air show
Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD)
October 27, 2019
That's All, Brother (CAF web site):
thatsallbrother.org
That's' All, Brother (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That's_All,_Brother
Tags: That's All, Brother Douglas Aircraft Douglas C-47A C-47 DC-3 Skytrain Dakota 42-92847 12693 N47TB Commemorative Air Force CAF Central Texas Wing Wings Over Dallas KRBD RBD sunrise