| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5106X |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 9058 |
| Operator Titles: | Bygone Aviation |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Chicago / Aurora - Aurora MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: AUZ Local: ARR Other: - |
| Event: | Aurora Air Show 1995 |
| Photo Date: | 6 August 1995 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 697692 |
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11 Feb 43: TOS USAAF. 5/43: 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, 8th Air Force, ferried to North African Theater of Operations. Flew two paratrooper drops during invasion of Sicily, sustaining damage. Flew paratroopers on D-Day and Operation Market Garden. For the latter operation it also flew gliders and dropped supplies. Also flew paratroops during operation Varsity. 1943-1945: Flew hundreds of supply and hospital missions in-between the eight combat missions. Returned to USA 16 Jul 1945, sold in 1947. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 June 2024, and has since been viewed 287 times. |