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She was built in 1942 and served with the United States Air Force in World War 2. Now, almost 80 years later she is being restored to her former glory at Palma´s Son Bonet aerodrome by a group of dedicated enthusiasts. The DC-3 was the work-horse of allied forces in World War 2; airlifting troops for the Normandy invasion to re-supply troops in the Pacific. Even today the DC-3 is still in active service. She has gone down on record as one of the finest aircraft ever built. The example of the one at Son Bonet is just one of three which exist in Spain.

They can push it and push it and it doesn't bite them back. it just helps them through. >> reporter: few vintage aircraft are more revered. the d c3 dakota and its military twin, the c 47, general eisenhower said four things, the at tomorrow bomb and the bazooka, the jeep and the d c3. on d-day over 8 hundred took part in the biggest air droft of the history. the flying association managed to wrestle up a magnificent eight. one came all the way from america and they drew young and veteran admirers. >> for years i've done the regimental christmas kaurd and i always put a dakota on the

The dakota more. >> reporter: that famous silhouette, that dolphin nose, those big engines, the aluminum skin. the dakotas were gathered on english soil overnight. 8 of the 150 dakotas still flying. come day break they lined up in dull english weather and departed one by one for normandy. we counted them out. watched them vanish into the clouds. we see a formation of dakotas quite like this ever again. >> oh, man. if we could all be as happy as that elderly couple we just saw there. >> so cute. >> as you know we'll have live coverage of the commemorative stories. they'll all look back at the h...