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Old 29-10-22, 11:57
Ed Storey Ed Storey is offline
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Default Lead Aircraft?

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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra View Post
Many of you probably know about the C-47 "That’s All, Brother", the C47 "which was the lead aircraft, Chalk 1 of Serial 7, and led the main airborne invasion on the eve of D-Day. She led over 800 C-47’s dropping over 13,000 paratroopers behind enemy lines in Normandy."

There is now a documentary on Netflix, well worth watching.

https://thatsallbrother.org/

https://www.planeresurrection.co.uk/thats-all-brother
I suspect that this was the 'lead aircraft' for the two U.S. Airborne Divisions who dropped at Normandy, and that the British 6th Airborne Division had their own 'lead aircraft' as well. Mind you, can the Pathfinders in their aircraft from both nations arguably consider themselves to be the 'first' to the continent?

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