Cable Airshow 2011
C-53 Skytrooper "D-Day Doll"
The Douglas C-53
Skytrooper (N45366) is a C-47 Skytrain without the cargo doors. It was
built to transport paratroopers only. This one is owned and operated by
the CAF unit based at Cable Airport. This particular aircraft flew
three mission for the Normandy invasion (D-Day), flew into Bastogne
during the Battle of the Bulge and participated in Operation Varsity,
the northern crossing of the Rhine. Today, it is part of the
Commemorative Air Force's Inland Empire Wing, based at Riverside
Airport.