Video by Ken LaRock | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 07.31.2024
The C-47 called, "That's All, Brother" which lead the D-Day invasion stopped by the National Museum of the USAF from July 28-31, 2024. Over 80 years ago, on June 6, 1944, That’s All, Brother led the main airborne invasion of Normandy. Piloted by Lt. Col John Donalson, the plane led over 800 C-47s that dropped over 13,000 paratroopers into a battle that changed the course of mankind. 80......
Video by Airman 1st Class Noah Coger | 86th Airlift Wing | 06.09.2019
Residents from all over Normandy gathered to watch the Commemorative Airborne Operation over the Iron Mike Drop Zone outside Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 9, 2019. Over one thousand personnel jumped from approximately 23 aircraft to commemorate the airborne operation held on June 6, 1944....
Video by Shantika Ogletree | Fort Benning Public Affairs Office | 04.04.2019
Fort Benning is the birthplace and home of the Airborne and to celebrate its rich heritage, the Atlanta Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division sponsored a three-day event in recognition of the 2019 Airborne Awards Festival. The Liberty Jump Team dressed in Army uniforms from World War II to present boarded a vintage C-47 Skytrain called the Placid Lassie, a World War II history plane that......
Video by Maj. Wayne Capps and Michael Dukes | 315th Airlift Wing | 06.01.2018
As we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force Reserve the 315th Airlift Wing decided to celebrate its own heritage with a new wing mission video – A Legacy of Valor. The video looks back on the unit’s forefathers of the 315th Troop Carrier Group and their critical role in the D-Day invasion that helped turn the tide in Europe toward the end of World War II. At the same time,......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hecht | 108th Wing | 05.14.2016
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst hosted the Power in the Pines Open House and Airshow, May 14-15, 2016. The Air Show featured a variety of aircraft and vehicles from all branches of the military....
