TheDouglas 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.
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