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The Hangar Jun 5, 2026

The C-forty-seven armada that launched into the dark on June fifth, nineteen forty-four, carrying the airborne to Normandy

On June 5, 1944, over 800 C-47 crews flew paratroopers into Normandy through flak and cloud, launching the D-Day invasion.

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The Hangar May 20, 2026

Whiskey Seven the C-forty-seven that flew back to Normandy seventy years after D-Day

Whiskey Seven, a D-Day C-47, was restored by volunteers and flew back to Normandy 70 years later to drop paratroopers over the same fields.

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The Hangar May 10, 2026

Whiskey Seven and the D-Day C-forty-seven that flew back to Normandy seventy years later

Whiskey Seven, a D-Day C-47 that dropped paratroopers over Normandy in 1944, was restored and flew the same mission 70 years later.

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The Hangar Apr 23, 2026

Whiskey Seven and the C forty-seven that flew back to Normandy seventy-five years later

The story of Whiskey Seven, a D-Day C-47 restored by volunteers and flown back to Normandy 70 and 75 years later.

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