| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N150D |
| Alternate Serial: | 315087 |
| Military Code: | 9X-P |
| 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): | 4463 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Airborne - Rendezvous with Destiny |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Caen - CarpiquetMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFRK IATA: CFR Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Daks Over Normandy 2019 |
| Photo Date: | 5 June 2019 |
| Photo by: | Joop de Groot |
| Photo ID: | 145431 |
| Photo Comment |
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Falsely painted as C-47 43-15087 of 95 Troop Carrier Squadron / 440 Troop Carrier Group. This Skytrain participated in the first wave to Normandy of 101 Airborne Division. These troops were dropped in the Carentan area on the 6th of June 1944. In fact N150D is ex USAAF 41-18401, French AF 118401 and Israeli AF 032/4X-FNX. This photo is copyright © Joop de Groot, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 June 2019, and has since been viewed 5042 times. |