A trip to see the Commemorative Air Force

[CarolfromTX]

We needed to get outta Dodge, so we took a trip to San Marcos to visit the CAF. It was deserted except for the volunteers working on the planes. We had a wonderful guided tour of the planes in the hangar and the museum. I wish I had taken more pics but the commentary was so good I plum forgot! Here is a picture of a Mitchell bomber that was in the forefront on D-day. The inside was so Spartan. It took 3 years and 3 million dollars to restore it. The CFA flew it to Normandy for the anniversary of D-day a couple years ago. It was a very worthwhile trip.

 

[Ellen Marie]

That is so interesting.... I googled and saw this..... so famous.... I never knew....
https://thatsallbrother.org/

My father was at Normandy

 

[bowmore]

We have a CFA locally, and I was able to fly their T-6 aircraft

 

[fmdog44]

Always a cool thing to do.

 

[CarolfromTX]

Oops! That's not a Mitchell bomber but a cargo plane that initially carried paratroopers on D-Day, then went back and pulled a Waco glider across the channel. We heard so many stories yesterday I got mixed up.

 

[Don M.]

The aircraft in your picture is a C-47....the military version of a Douglas DC-3. If you ever get a chance, and like airplanes, visit the National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) in Washington, DC. Great museum!!!