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Historic U.S. Military Aircraft Join Hurricane Helene Relief Operations
C-47 Skytrains “Placid Lassie” and “Chalk 40” and a pair of UH-1 Hueys are among the many assets helping to deliver supplies and aid.
Feb 174 min read


Flight Lieutenant Don Lewis
Provided by Pat Lewis-Bodilly, son of Don Lewis, C-47 pilot based at RAF Broadwell, England with 512 Squadron Just before midnight on the...
Oct 29, 20181 min read
James H. “Pee Wee” Martin
One of Colonel Sink's original "Toccoa Men", Jim Martin joined the now famous 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Camp Toccoa in July,...
Oct 23, 20182 min read


Flight Officer Charles E. Skidmore, Jr.
Compiled from the memoir of Flight Officer Charles E. Skidmore, Jr., Glider pilot with the 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop...
Oct 22, 20184 min read
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