That's All Brother; To fly again

Thank you sir for sharing this with FSM Forum Members, it’s greatly appreciated.  What a fantastic historical background!

Your friend, Toshi

The 1/48th Monogram kit is a very nice kit, as is the Airfix kit in 1/72nd scale.

I have 3 of the 1/48 Mono kits in the stash.  2 of the skytrains and one of the civilian version.  They are are really great kits!

That's awesome!!!!  And a beautiful thing to see!

There are a number of C-47s and DC-3s still flying. There is one in Yipsilanty MI at Willow Run Airport, along with a B-17G and a B-25. I got to jump out of a C-47 a few years ago when one of the WWII and Korean War jumpers got ill. I volunteered to take his place in the demonstration drop. Had I known we were jumping the old military T-10 parachutes I might have kept my mouth shut. Jumping from the C-47 was different than jumping from the C-130 or the C-141, but the landing with the T-10 was the same, HARD. These old bones were sore for a month. After that jump and landing I have accepted the fact that I have gotten old. The best part of the event was the ride in the C-47. Being accepted by the other jumpers was a special treat and an honor. If you like airplanes a ride in a C-47 or DC-3 is a fantastic treat. It is a venerable old bird. 

The 1/48th Monogram kit is a very nice kit, as is the Airfix kit in 1/72nd scale.

Keyda81

I plan on making my own decals when I get around to it.  My issue is the colors of the plane currently.  I sent a message to the museum a few weeks ago about it, and they said they would look into it.  You can clearly tell she is not the standard OD.  The top of the fuselage looks to be a reddish brown color, the rest of it some shade of dark brown. 

I will be attending the air show there this year, and hopefully be taking a flight! 

There is also a show right here in the Falls this year featuring the USAF Thunderbirds, the Canadian Snowbirds, and the F-22 Raptor Demo team.  I'm sure Whiskey will make an appearance as a static display, she did in 2015. 

Sorry for high jacking the thread!

 

I noticed that as well - especially photos of her in flight.

Glad to see she's back in the air.  When she gets there in 2019, she'll be the queen.

I'm a member of EAA. I just received this notice in my email. That's All Brother has had her first flight.

https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/02-01-2018-c-47-thats-all-brother-takes-to-skies-after-restoration?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0dZME1UVXlaalUzTlRoaSIsInQiOiJ3S0lIdHlObDI2SW9Zak1CdWVNM000eUd1Y21UT1hlVW5QeUUwSHZiVjlDSUZaYTNMdW5iUVZlMkVtTzAxbStyQmRCd0xsWlpQQWdhSkpjS3NkamF6NE5kTkFheFBSakRBNTJBKzd5T3ZcL1lLTkswS2lUOHFEY0FxYmFjaEFLc2cifQ%3D%3D

goldhammer

I gave one of the hats to a bud who was in Airborne, since it had both 82nd and 101st logos.

Only problem is every museum in the country now sends requests......

 

LOL!   I hear ya.  I get requests for everything from aircraft to ships now.  I can't fund everything, but they are for good causes.  History needs to be preserved.

I gave one of the hats to a bud who was in Airborne, since it had both 82nd and 101st logos.

Only problem is every museum in the country now sends requests......

goldhammer

I tossed a few bucks to CAF a couple of years ago for a couple of hats toward that project.

 

My sister and I did the same.  We did it in honor of our grandfather who was a radio operator on them during WWII.  We got the hats, pin, and they put my grandfathers name on the manifest.  It was pretty cool.  Glad we did it.

I plan on making my own decals when I get around to it.  My issue is the colors of the plane currently.  I sent a message to the museum a few weeks ago about it, and they said they would look into it.  You can clearly tell she is not the standard OD.  The top of the fuselage looks to be a reddish brown color, the rest of it some shade of dark brown. 

I will be attending the air show there this year, and hopefully be taking a flight! 

There is also a show right here in the Falls this year featuring the USAF Thunderbirds, the Canadian Snowbirds, and the F-22 Raptor Demo team.  I'm sure Whiskey will make an appearance as a static display, she did in 2015. 

Sorry for high jacking the thread!

Keyda81

Wow, that's awesome they found the plane and are going to restore it!  I'm hoping to have the oppurtunity to take a flight in the C-47 that led the second wave on D-Day.  "Whiskey 7"  I'm going to build a model of her as well.

Me and my daughter with Whiskey 7 last summer at the annual air show in Geneseo.

 

I, too bought the Airfix kit of the C-47 Skytrain and have planned on doing "Whiskey 7" as well. Trouble is finding the correct size of the W 7 and the number 37 for a 1/72 scale kit.

The last time I saw her was back in 2015 at the Rochester Air Show. Paid for my son the opportunity to get on board. I've been wanting to head out to Geneseo to their Air Museum for quite some time. Hmmm.. maybe a trip to their air show is in order this year.

1943Mike

Keyda,

Neat picture.

I am embarrassed to have omitted the fair sex when I tossed out the phrase: "I thought some of you guys might be interested."

I've now corrected my post. Sincere apologies.

 

No biggie, lol.  With all the things I do(work on cars/motorcycles, shoot guns, hunt, build models)I'm pretty much one of the guys anyway.

Keyda,

Neat picture.

I am embarrassed to have omitted the fair sex when I tossed out the phrase: "I thought some of you guys might be interested."

I've now corrected my post. Sincere apologies.

I tossed a few bucks to CAF a couple of years ago for a couple of hats toward that project.

Wow, that's awesome they found the plane and are going to restore it!  I'm hoping to have the oppurtunity to take a flight in the C-47 that led the second wave on D-Day.  "Whiskey 7"  I'm going to build a model of her as well.

Me and my daughter with Whiskey 7 last summer at the annual air show in Geneseo.

A good reference book for that aircraft is "The Plane That Changed The World".

That’s awesome! I really love the video clip of the evening of June 5th... Great Stuff!!!