A C-47 journey: From Normandy to Robins AFB
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Airmen from the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Transportation Function at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and aircrew from 512th Airlift Wing out of Dover AFB, Delaware, strap the fuselage of a C-47A aircraft onto a K-loader at Robins AFB July 19, 2024. The aircraft, used for airborne operations on D-Day and Operation Market Garden during WWII, was transported to the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB where it will undergo a full restoration and be put on display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)
PHOTO BY:
Tommie Horton
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