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Daks on D-Day Part 2
FromPlane Tales
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
As part of the 75th anniversary of the D Day invasion of Nazi held Europe in 1944, Douglas DC3s, C47s and Dakotas came from around the world to reenact the Airborne troops parachute drops that first put Allied boots on the ground. In this second part of the story, I chat to Sherman Smoot, Betsy's Chief Pilot and Nick Comacho, a pilot of the C47, Betsy's Biscuit Bomber.
Released:
Jun 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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