Legendary "That's All Brother" C-47 Skytrain.
The aircraft was built on 7 March 1944 at Douglas Aircraft factory in Oklahoma City. On 16 April 1944, the aircraft was flown over to England.
On 6 June 1944, the C-47 Skytrain named "That's All Brother" led the main airborne operation in Normandy. The aircraft, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel John Donalson, led more than 800 C-47's that dropped more than 13,000 paratroopers in a war that changed the course of mankind.
This photo was taken on 15 October 2023 during the Wings over Houston Airshow at Ellington Field.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…