It has been a busy day for most of the flight crews in the D-Day Squadron. As of 9:00 am EST, Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber and Pan Am are both in the air heading for Reykjavik, Iceland after departing Søndre Strømfjord. This outpost was once Sondrestrom Air Force Base, a waypoint code named Bluie West-8 on the Blue Spruce ferry route during WWII. The station is now known more formally as Kangerlussuaq. While there, the two crews spent some time taking a look around the historic site. Commenting on the journey to Greenland, our founding editor, Moreno Aguiari related, “The flight was very smooth, mostly on top of the cloud layer. We landed and right after the entire airport came out to greet us. A local tour guy took us inland, deeper in the Kangerlussuaq Fjord. This is the beginning of the vast, massive ice mass that covers Greenlad. The man was great, he even brought vodka for us!”
. (photo by Moreno Aguiari)
in Greenland. (photo by Moreno Aguiari)
. (photo by Moreno Aguiari)
Miss Virginia, Legend Airways ‘Liberty’, Placid Lassie and That’s All… Brother arrived at Prestwick yesterday. As of writing, That’s All… Brother had just arrived in Coventry for a Commemorative Air Force event being held there this weekend, and Spirit of Benovia was heading for Dublin, Ireland.
Flabob Express, Virginia Ann and D-Day Doll plus the King Air support aircraft (donated by Dynamic Aviation with fuel support from Clay Lacy Aviation) were on their way to Prestwick, Scotland direct from Narsarsuaq, Greenland. They will join the other C-47s that have already arrived at PIK to take part in the Daks Over Prestwick event starting tomorrow and continuing on May 25th.
And finally, Miss Montana arrived safely in Presque Isle, Maine yesterday, and will be heading up to CFB Goose Bay this afternoon.
The aircraft that form the D-Day Squadron are as follows…
1 – C-47A-40-DL Skytrain 42-24064 – Placid Lassie – N74589 – Lead Aircraft
2 – C-53-DO Skytrooper 42-47371 – Spirit of Benovia – N8336C
3 – C-53-DO Skytrooper 42-68830 – D-Day Doll – N45366
4 – C-47-DL Skytrain 42-32833 – Legend Airways ‘Liberty’ – N25641
5 – C-47A-60-DL 43-30647 – Virginia Ann – N62CC
6 – C-47B-5-DK 43-48608 – Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber – N47SJ
7 – C-47A-30-DL 42-23669/FD879 – Flabob Express – N103NA
8 – C-47B-1-DL 43-16340 – Pan Am – N877MG
9 – C-47A-60-DL 43-30665 – Miss Virginia – N47E
10 – C-41A 40-0070 Hap-Penstance – N341A
11 – C-47A-90-DL 43-15731 – Miss Montana – N24320
12 – C-47B-50-DK 45-1108 – Clipper Tabitha May – N33611
13 – C-47A-15-DK 42-92847 – That’s All, Brother – N47TB
14 – DC-3-201/C-49G 42-56631 – N18121
15 – C-47-DL 41-18401 – 101st Airborne Tribute – N150D
For the individual aircraft profiles, please click our story HERE.
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Richard Mallory Allnutt's aviation passion ignited at the 1974 Farnborough Airshow. Raised in 1970s Britain, he was immersed in WWII aviation lore. Moving to Washington DC, he frequented the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, meeting aviation legends.
After grad school, Richard worked for Lockheed-Martin but stayed devoted to aviation, volunteering at museums and honing his photography skills. In 2013, he became the founding editor of Warbirds News, now Vintage Aviation News. With around 800 articles written, he focuses on supporting grassroots aviation groups.
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