Legendary "That's All Brother" C-47 Skytrain. The aircraft was built on 7 March 1944 at Douglas Aircraft factory in Oklahoma City. The aircraft was flown over to England on 16 April 1944. 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-47s that dropped more than 13,000 paratroopers in a war that changed the course of mankind.
This photo was taken on 26 March 2023 during the Defenders of Liberty Airshow at Barksdale Air Force Base.
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…