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D-Day plane touches down at NMUSAF
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
Submitted photo That’s All, Brother is a Douglas C-47 that led the airborne invasion of Normandy during World War II. The plane will visit the NMUSAF April 20-22.
RIVERSIDE An aircraft that flew during the invasion of Normandy will be visiting the National Museum of the United States Air Force next week. That’s All, Brother, a Douglas C-47 will stop at the museum from April 20-22, the museum announced Tuesday. The plane will also stop in Xenia over the weekend.
That’s All, Brother, piloted by Lt. Col. John Donalson, was a lead aircraft for the airborne invasion of Normandy on D-Day, which took place on June 6, 1944. The night before the invasion, That’s All, Brother led more than 800 C-47s dropping more than 13,000 paratroopers behind enemy lines in Normandy.