May 20, 2021: The U.S. Navy recently put a rebuilt C-47 twin-engine transport into service as a range support aircraft for its ATR (Atlantic Test Range). The navy needed a larger range support ...

According to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, there were four keys to victory for the Allies in World War II. The atom bomb, the Jeep, the bazooka and the C-47 Skytrain. Known within the U.S. Air Force as ...

D-Day pilot David Hamilton in the cockpit of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team's "Boogie Baby," the C-47 aircraft he plans to fly on his 97th birthday. (Jacob Stottlemyer, WWII Airborne ...

CANTON, Ohio -- During a recent overcast day not unlike the gray skies that hovered over the D-Day invasion of France on June 6, 1944, a small group of men labored to bring an aging C-47 airplane back ...

The American Airpower Museum (AAM) is pleased to announce the launch of its new WWII Douglas C-47 Scenic Flight Experience, offering the public a rare opportunity to fly aboard a historic World War II ...