The Placid Lassie flew in from its homebase in Poughkeepsie, New York, for the Wings N' Wheels event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Claire Barrett) In 1943, the Placid Lassie took to the skies for ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A powerful piece of history touched down in the “Air Capital of the World” this weekend. Visitors at the Kansas Aviation Museum got a close-up look at a restored C-47 aircraft ...
Terre Haute, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Hoosier Aviation will be hosting tours of one of the aircraft that led the D-Day invasion. The plane is a C-47 aircraft named the That’s All Brother, and it’s one of the ...
I just received a copy of the May 19, 2006, article regarding the C-47 plane crash that occurred in Billings on Dec. 5, 1945, from my nephew. It brought back some very vivid memories to me even though ...
In 1943, the Placid Lassie took to the skies for the U.S. Army Air Forces, and since that date, it has never stopped. But this C-47 is not just a Frankenstein-esque hull of itself. It is not a replica ...