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Max Gurney, 102, of San Diego is a proud member of the small contingent of surviving veterans who will witness the historic event.

Serial number 44-69972 rolled off the Boeing Wichita assembly line in 1944 and was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces in March 1945.

Fly Over Kalamazoo on the Plane that Led the D-Day Invasion The Air Zoo will host That's All Brother, one of the most historically significant aircraft still flying. It was on the vanguard over Normandy, France on D-Day. June 6, 1944 was a turning point in World War II as the Allied forces stormed the beaches in Normandy. No doubt you've seen footage of the brave soldiers crossing the English Channel in boats and trying to gain a foothold in the sand. Of the 150,000 Allied forces that went to battle, 13,000 men dropped from the sky, parachuting into France from more than 800 C-47 aircraft. "T...

Restored plane that led D-Day bombing will visit Dayton DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A restored plane that led the invasion of Normandy during World War II will visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton next week. The C-47 called “That’s All, Brother” will visit the museum April 20-22, the Dayton Daily News reported Tuesday. The plane led some 800 C-47s in the airborne invasion on June 6, 1944, that dropped thousands of paratroopers into northern France, the newspaper reported. It was sold in 1945. “Over the next several decades, this C-47 changed hands many times an...

By RICK MCCRABB | Journal-News | Published: April 18, 2021 HAMILTON, Ohio (Tribune News Service) — It wasn't until 1994, on the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, that Lt. Donald H. Steffen opened up about his World War II experiences. "Like a lot of guys back then, he said he was just doing his job," said Kurt Schlicht, Steffen's son-in-law. "There was a rush of patriotism during the war. Then after the war, he just wanted to get on with his life." Schlicht and his wife, Donna, 73, the oldest of Steffen's four children, will drive from their Indiana home to Butler Count...