Aces High N147DC and Placid Lassie N74589. Both aircraft are D-Day veterans. -04/06/2019
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23 Dakotas from Europe and the U.S. gathered at Duxford on the 4th and 5th June 2019 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. -05/06/2019
Tags: N33611 Clipper Tabitha May N25641 Liberty N47TB That’s all Brother N47E Miss Virginia N74589 Placid Lassie N45366 D-Day Doll N62CC Ann N103NA Flabob Express N47SJ Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber N8336C The Spirit Benovia N24320 Montana N877MG Pan American Airways Systems N150D 101st Airborne Tribute N18121 Great Silver Fleet N341A “Golden Age Air Tours” N431HM Swissair N147DC Aces High OH-LCH Finnish Airlines HA-LIX Karman Todor OY-BPB Gamle Dame F-AZOX Chalair LN-WND C-53D SE-CFP Daisy
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A rare original DC-3A built on October 25th 1937, departing IWM Duxford to Normandy. She was the 119th DC-3 to roll off the production line. Serving with Eastern Airlines until 1942, the USAAF until 1944, before returning back to Eastern Airlines. She was retired in 1988 after further flying with Trans-Texas Airlines and Provincetown Boston Airlines. Restored back to flight in 2006, she has accumulated over 96,000 hours flight time, setting a new record every time she flies. It is assumed that this aircraft is the oldest aircraft to cross the Atlantic under its own power when on route to Europe for the Daks over Normandy events to celebrate 75th Anniversary of D-Day. -05/06/2019
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Dakota Norway C-53D returning to Duxford with what turned out to be a double engine failure. On departure, the crew noticed a drop in oil pressure on the Number 1 engine which was shut down and feathered. Upon landing, the crew noticed a lot of oil leaking from the Number 2 engine which resulted in a shutdown of the second engine whilst still on the landing roll. The aircraft coasted down half the runway before taking the grass and skidding to a halt. Great airman-ship from the crew meant no injuries to those onboard and no serious damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was however, unable to take part in the mass formation flight and parachute drop from Duxford to Normandy the following day. -04/06/2019
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P-51D 'The Shark' G-SHWN and P-51D 'Miss Helen' G-BIXL performing 'top-cover' at IWM Duxford prior to escorting the Dakotas off to Normandy for their drops. -05/06/2019
Tags: P-51 Mustang Duo Daks over Duxford P-51D The Shark G-SHWN Miss Helen G-BIXL performing top cover IWM prior escorting Dakotas Normandy drop DC3 C47 Imperial War Museum WWII WW2 MIlitary Prop Propeller Transport Aircraft Airplane AIrport Aviation Aerospace Airshow
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