Douglas DC-3 cn 9506
Frame last update: 26-May-2021
Registration: 42-23644Operator: USAAF - United States Army Air Force
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Type: Military
Status: Written Off
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| 42-23644 | xx-xx-1943 | DC-3 C-47A-30-DL | USAAF - United States Army Air Force | 11.07.43 The Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy, codenamed Operation Husky, began on the night of 9–10 July 1943, when 2,200 paratroopers were dropped into Gela. Amphibious landings started in the morning with German aircraft attacking the invasion fleet. A second drop started on the night of July 11 with USAAF C-47s and C-53s departing from runways around Kairouan, Tunisia. They flew in V formations of nine planes each at low altitude and lights out. The first two formations of transport planes f | ||
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