On 18 December 1935 when the first flight of the Douglas DC-3 took
place, few could have imagined that it would become one of the
world's most celebrated aircraft of all time, not just as a
commercial airliner but also as the C-47 military transport. When
production ceased in the summer of 1945, a total of 10,926 had been
built. This wonderfully versatile aircraft played a significant
part in airborne operations around the world; but perhaps its most
notable employment occurred during the June 1944 Normandy campaign.
This important episode within the wider history of �D-Day' is
enlivened here in classic fashion by Martin Bowman, in a narrative
that features both extensive historical notes as well as deeply
personal accounts of endurance and individual gallantry. This
amplified account of events as they unfolded in the skies above
France on D-Day (5/6 and 6/7 June, 1944) reveals the invaluable
contribution these workhorses of World War II made to the overall
success in Normandy. It follows the author's comprehensive five
part work published by Pen & Sword (Air War D-Day) that
included a multitude of personal military accounts from both Allied
and German personnel who took part in Operation �Overlord' and
the Normandy campaign.
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