On Friday, May 17th, I went chasing after the Normandy Dakotas of the “D-Day Squadron” that were forming up at Waterbury-Oxford Airport in central Connecticut for a special mission. Ten C-47 Dakotas and Douglas DC-3 restored airliners were gathering up at Oxford for a six-stop trip across the Pond departing on Sunday, May 19th, ultimately […]
Posts Tagged ‘DC-3’
A MORNING WITH THE D-DAY SQUADRON
Posted by Bill Sarama on June 15th, 2019
Posted in Anniversary Event, Special Event, warbirds 
Tags: C-47, C-53, D-Day Squadron, DC-3 
Comments Off on A MORNING WITH THE D-DAY SQUADRONThe Greatest Show on Turf Through Frank Ertl’s Lens
Posted by Ken Kula on August 2nd, 2015
Posted in airshows, Museums Tags: Aero, Aero L-39s, Aeronca L-16, Art Nalls, B-25 Mitchell, C-47 Dakota, CH-53, DC-3, FM-2 Wildcat, Fouga Magister, Frank Ertl, Geneseo, London, New York, Ontario, P-51D Mustang, Sea Harrier, Sea Sprite, TBM Avenger, Tiger Moth Comments Off on The Greatest Show on Turf Through Frank Ertl’s LensWarbirds Nest in Anchorage
Posted by Ken Kula on August 27th, 2014
Alaska has quite a number of warbirds that still earn their keep carrying freight and passengers. If you spend a few days around Alaskan airports, you’ll hear and see retired military transports such as Douglas C-118 Liftmasters (DC-6), C-47/R4D/C-117 Skytrains (DC-3), DHC U-6/L-20 Beavers, and even the odd Curtiss C-46 Commando. Imagine my surprise though […]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Air Corps, Alaska, Alaska Air, Anchorage, C-117 Skytrains, C-46 Commando, C-47, DC-3, DC-6, Douglas C-118 Liftmasters, Federal Aviation Administration, Foundry Harvard Mk., Freedom Alaska Flying Museum, Harvard, Ken Kula, L-13A, L-20 Beavers, Merrill Field, Mitsubishi, monoplane, Pratt and Whitney, T-6s, United States Comments Off on Warbirds Nest in AnchorageValiant Air Command’s TICO Air Show – Hey… I Remember That!
Posted by Ken Kula on February 23rd, 2014
Every few weeks or so, you’ll see a new report here about an air show or event that contains some recollections and images from a bygone era. Some reports will review air shows no longer produced while others may feature some notable past military exercises; all will contain some long-since retired aircraft. As we here […]
Posted in airshows Tags: A-26s, A-6 Intruders, Airport District Authority, Atlantic coast, B-17, B-24, B-25s, C-117, C-119, C-123, C-45, C-47A, Cape Canaveral, central Florida, DC-3, F-111, F-16, F-86, F/A-18s, Florida, food, Fouga Magister, Fuji, Harriers, instant internet information, Ken Kula, L-19s, L-39s, Merritt Island, MiG-17, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Navy, New Hampshire, Orlando, P-47, P-51s, S-3, Sanford Naval Air Station, Sea Furys, southeastern U.S., Space Coast Regional Airport, T-2, T-33s, T-37, U.S. Government, United States, Valiant Air Command Comments Off on Valiant Air Command’s TICO Air Show – Hey… I Remember That!