Douglas C-53 Skytrooper "D-Day Doll" Start-Up, Taxi, Takeoff, On-Board Footage & Landing (DC-3/C-47)
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- Опубликовано: 7 апр 2023
- 04-08-23 My Friend Wayne Frank & I flew once again in this Very Historic Douglas C-53 (DC-3) This exact C-53 is a WWII Veteran that actually flew in Normandy. Check them out for flights in this remarkable and historic aircraft. at www.inlandempirecaf.com/
This Flight was the "Riverside Airport Poppy Flight Experience" so watch for the mountain sides of poppy's. A huge thank you to the CAF Crew and it was really great talking to them again and making this another great flight experience of a lifetime.
The Commemorative Air Force Inland Empire Wing’s WWII C-53D “Skytrooper” D-Day Doll participated in one of the most important battles to liberate Europe from Nazi Germany including the Normandy Invasion, Operation Market-Garden, Operation Varsity and in the dropping of supplies to surrounded U.S. troops in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge.
It was built at the Douglas factory in Santa Monica, California. It is one of 159 C-53Ds and was delivered to AAF on July 7, 1943. It was assigned to the 434th Troop Carrier Group and was stationed at various locations (Alliance Field, NE, Baer Field, IN, Fullbeck, UK, and Welford Park, UK) before arriving at Royal Air Force (RAF) Aldermaston, UK in march 1944.
The 434th TCG consisted of HQ and the 71st to 74th Squadrons. Aircraft 830 was assigned to the 72nd Squadron (CU).
The group's D-Day mission was to tow gliders carrying reinforcements to 101st Division troops who had been dropped earlier in the night near Utah Beach.
At 0119, June 6, 1944, 52 of the Group's airplanes, each towing a Waco glider, took off from RAF Aldermaston Airfield for Normandy. Aircraft 830 flew three missions on D-Day and the next day.
While in the ETO it participated in the D-Day invasion, Operation Market Garden in Holland, the re-supply of Bastogne, and the crossing of the Rhine.
It also flew various support missions and wounded evacuations to England. 
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Just great! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching Margaret 👍😎
That was some super cool footage Ed, you can't beat those old radial sounds. Love the views from outside and inside the aircraft. That must have been an awesome experience flying on this classic beauty!
Hello Jesse, thank you very much for your comment & for watching, always a real treat flying in these old classics 👍😎
D-Day Doll DC-3 Have A Engine Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9s.
Very very good Footage !!! Huge LIKE
Thank you very much 👍😎
That was crazy !!! Must have been a fantastic experience ! Love the sound of those radial engines !
Happy Easter Ed 👍😎
Hello Fox, it never gets old flying in these old classic WWII Aircraft. Thank you so much for watching 👍😎
Saw this go ever my school! Great footage my friend.
Wow...this is amazing 👏 Beautiful video ❤
Thank you very much 👍😎
Such a cool video. Awesome to see this historic plane in action. I love the video inside. Reminds me of a similar experience when I flew in a C-47 at the Palm Springs Aviation Museum.
I love the Museum's C-47 (DC-3) What's Up Doc? I've flown in What's Up Doc, great experience and I 'm glad you got to experience a flight in it.
Great video !!!
Thank you for watching 👍😎
Wow! History in motion! 😮🤘🏻
Ya, it was a very fun day, Happy Easter Kel Kel 👍😎
@@EdWhisenantAviation you too buddy 👩🏼✋🏻
Pretty cool to see a white R22 Raven II & and an R22 (my favorite reciprocating engine helicopter) behind this plane. I call the R22 the "cute bird", due to it being so cute & little.
Did you see the White R44?
Cool startup. Very interesting to see the cockpit and nice view of the landscaping. I think I recognize your face. Happy Easter.👍
Happy Raster Dom, ya I show my face, I guess it's like a water mark LOL 👍😎
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Thank you very much 👍😎
That’s a really old bird! That smoky engine startup🤩 What a beautiful and noisy takeoff! Loved the onboard footage! Keep it up 👍
Hello my friend, thank you very much for your support 👍😎
3:31 Sounds Like A Flagship Detroit DC-3 1937
Yes it sure does, thank you for watching 👍😎
@@EdWhisenantAviation . D-Day Doll Is Have A With Engine Flagship Detroit DC-3 1937?
It's Engine Sound: Wright R-1820
I Love that sound 👍😎
They are doing one near me soon its $175 for 50min do you think it is worth it?
Yes it is 100% worth it and I already booked my flight to fly on it again for June 8th
What Does This Mean (CU) On The Plane?
Great question it's a USAAF squadron code, they used several different codes. Thank you very much for watching 👍😎
C-47?
Hello Randy, yup this is a C-53 version. A C-53 is essentially a DC-3 that at some point was specifically designed for military service. To be crude, it's a DC-3 in fatigues. Unlike the C-47 it does not have big cargo doors, a reinforced floor, or beefy landing gear. The easiest way to spot a C-53 “on the fly” is to look for the single oval entry door on the left side and the small baggage compartment door or the skinnier prop blades as opposed to the fatter wartime paddle blades of the C-47.The C-53 was also a troop transport and participated in combat missions as drop platform for paratroopers, glider tugs and as medical evacuation aircraft.
@@EdWhisenantAviation Oh I got it.
Such a cool video. Awesome to see this historic plane in action. I love the video inside. Reminds me of a similar experience when I flew in a C-47 at the Palm Springs Aviation Museum.
Hello Jeff, I love the Museum's C-47 (DC-3) What's Up Doc? I've flown in What's Up Doc, great experience and I 'm glad you got to experience a flight in it.