When we think of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, we invariably focus upon those aircraft which took part in the D-Day Invasion of June 6th, 1944. Those scenes of massed C-47s in the air, bedecked with […]
The Commemorative Air Force’s Highland Lakes Squadron in Burnet, Texas has just received the donation of a former Royal Air Force Douglas Dakota Mk.IV. Currently nicknamed Texas Zephyr and displayed in a magnificent, mirror-like, bare aluminum finish, […]
As a teaser to our readers concerning the coverage they can expect from our sister publication, Warbird Digest Magazine, we thought we would share the details from the current issue’s Resurrection Report. For those interested […]
Not every warbird restoration focuses on a complete airframe. As much as we’d like to see them all saved, it just isn’t practical sadly. So very few of us are fortunate enough to have the space […]
The RAF Transport Command Memorial is dedicated to keeping the history of RAF Transport Command alive and relevant. As such, the team formed Dakotair Ltd. to acquire a Douglas Dakota and certify it for carrying […]
Established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, RAF Transport Command was the logistical arm of the RAF. During World War II, it at first ferried aircraft from factories to […]
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