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World Film Premiere A Rendezvous with Destiny Documentary featuring Three of the Last WWII “Screaming Eagles” COLUMBUS, OHIO – WWII...

The Passing of Verlan Lauder of Rexburg, 101st Airborne, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 502nd PIR Reshare by Flamm Funeral Home Obituary...

The Story of the Potomac Pacemaker - NC Transportation Museum & Restoration Spotlight Feature Story written by: Savannah Bess, museum...

Don’t Forget the Navy Part II By Michael T. Naya, Jr. - Young Historians Photo provided by Bob Turnell As time continues to pass few men...

Meet Henri Petays with C-53 OH-LCH, Operated by DC-Association in Finland Our airplane was built by Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa...

Meet Craig O'Mara, April Member Spotlight After learning to fly at 16 years old, Craig started on the general aviation route to an...

An excerpt from Bryan Douglass' book "Every Reason to Fail" Chapter 10 It’s no secret that men have dominated aviation, like many early...

Our March aircraft operator member spotlight is Jason Capra and C-53 "Beach City Baby" based in Franklin, PA. A current DC-3 Restoration...

By Paul van den Berg Editor DDA Logboek magazine It's January 5, 2021, and somewhere over the ocean, a young, frail Frenchwoman opens her...

Our March member spotlight is Rachel from Detroit From a small town in Ohio, I wanted to be an astronaut but fell in love with airplanes...

Our February aircraft operator member spotlight is Charlie Walker and C-47 "Night Fright" based in Coventry, UK. A current DC-3...

Our February member spotlight is Charity Ewald from Montana I have been enamored with vintage warbirds since I was a child when I would...

By Autumn L. Hendrickson and Michael T. Naya, Jr. - Young Historians photo by National Archives Many people have heard of the Tuskegee...

By Autumn Hendrickson and Michael T. Naya, Jr. - Young Historians photos from the National Archives, Eastern Washington University...

By Michael Naya, Jr., Historian photos by Alex Szwarc, Ray Owen, Michael Naya Of the many World War II veterans I have interviewed, Lt....

Our January member spotlight is jumpmaster, Stan ‘Tater’ Taylor. Recipient of the Purple Heart! Having enlisted in the U.S. Army with...

Our January aircraft operator member spotlight is Rod Moyer, pilot for Miss Virginia C-47 and DC-3 Society Aircraft Operator Member My...

Oxford, Connecticut – July 3, 2020 – Airborne missions to celebrate our nation’s Independence now cover west coast to east coast for the...

In honor of our nation’s independence and frontline healthcare workers, D-Day Squadron aircraft will fly over Truckee and each Lake Tahoe...

Oxford, Connecticut – May 20, 2020 – Taking a proactive approach to their commemorative operations and flyovers, four members of the...