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Fifteen historic WWII-era Douglas DC-3 and C-47 aircraft from across the United States comprise the founding fleet of the D-Day Squadron and today's DC-3 Society.

In 2019, these legendary aircraft retraced the path of the Greatest Generation, returning to Europe to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. Together, they continue to serve as flying museums—honoring the men and women who flew, maintained, and depended on them while inspiring future generations through living history.

Click below to explore the 15 founding aircraft and the dedicated operators who helped launch the DC-3 Society in 2020.

The Mighty 15

C-41A Hap Penstance

CONFIGURATION: Executive
TAIL NUMBER: N341A
YEAR BUILT: 1939
OWNER: Golden Age Tours
AIRPORT: Coventry Airport, UK (CVT)

C-47 101st Airborne, “Screaming Eagles”

CONFIGURATION: Static Line
TAIL NUMBER: N150D
YEAR BUILT: 1942
OWNER: Undisclosed
AIRPORT: Oshkosh, WI (OSH)

C-47 Legend Airways 'Liberty'

CONFIGURATION:
TAIL NUMBER: N25641
YEAR BUILT: 1943
OWNER: Legend Airways Foundation
AIRPORT: Brighton Van-Aire Estates (CO12)

C-47 Pan Am

CONFIGURATION: Executive
TAIL NUMBER: N877MG
YEAR BUILT: 1943
OWNER: Historic Flight Foundation
AIRPORT: Felts Field, Spokane WA (KSFF)

C-47 Placid Lassie

CONFIGURATION: Static Line
TAIL NUMBER: N74589
YEAR BUILT: 1943
OWNER: The Tunison Foundation
AIRPORT: Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC)

C-47 That's All, Brother

CONFIGURATION: Static Line
TAIL NUMBER: N47TB
YEAR BUILT: 1944
OWNER: Commemorative Air Force, Centex Wing
AIRPORT: San Marcos Regional Airport (KHYI)

C-47A Flabob Express

CONFIGURATION: Executive
TAIL NUMBER: N103NA
YEAR BUILT: 1943
OWNER: Flabob Express Associates
AIRPORT: Flabob Airport (KRIR)

C-47A Miss Montana

CONFIGURATION: Static Line
TAIL NUMBER: N24320
YEAR BUILT: 1944
OWNER: Museum of Mountain Flying
AIRPORT: Missoula International Airport (KMSO)

C-47A Miss Virginia

CONFIGURATION: Executive
TAIL NUMBER: N47E
YEAR BUILT: 1943
OWNER: Dynamic Aviation
AIRPORT: Bridgewater Air Park (KVBW)

C-47A Virginia Ann

CONFIGURATION: Executive
TAIL NUMBER: N62CC
YEAR BUILT: 1943
OWNER: Mission Boston D-Day LLC
AIRPORT: Flabob Airport (KRIR)

C-47B Betsy's Biscuit Bomber

CONFIGURATION: Static Line
TAIL NUMBER: N47SJ
YEAR BUILT: 1944
OWNER: Estrella Warbird Museum
AIRPORT: Paso Robles Regional Airport, CA (PRB)

C-53 Spirit of Benovia

CONFIGURATION: Executive
TAIL NUMBER: N8336C
YEAR BUILT: 1942
OWNER: Benovia Winery
AIRPORT: Phoenix-Sky Harbor Airport (KPHX)

C-53D D-Day Doll

CONFIGURATION: Static Line
TAIL NUMBER: N45366
YEAR BUILT: 1943
OWNER: Commemorative Air Force, Inland Empire Wing
AIRPORT: Riverside Municipal Airport (KRAL)

DC-3 A 18121, Oldest DC-3 Still Flying

CONFIGURATION: Executive
TAIL NUMBER: N18121
YEAR BUILT: 1937
OWNER: Undisclosed
AIRPORT: Aurora State Airport, OR (UAO)