Douglas C-53 Skytrooper

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‘Beach City Baby’ Flies! – WWII Combat Vet C-53 Airborne Again

October 8, 2018 Editor 0

A historic, combat-veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (41-20095) took to the skies again for the first time in several decades in Beach City, Ohio on Saturday October 6th, 2018 following a remarkable three-year effort by Jason […]

Restore the Roar – Help Get a WWII Veteran C-53 Skytrooper Back in the Air!

October 10, 2017 Editor 0

Back in May, 2016, WarbirdsNews published a story HERE about Jason Capra and his efforts to save a forlorn WWII-veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095 that he found sitting, more or less abandoned, at a grass […]

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