Dates

Event

Circa 1944

Constructed as a C-47A-15-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

6 March 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-92847.

Circa 15 April 1944

Transferred to 438th Troop Carrier Group, England.

26 April 1944

Transferred to U. S. 8th Air Force, Europe.

27 April 1944

Transferred to 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, 53rd Troop Carrier Wing, U. S. 9th Air Force, Greenham Common Air Base, England.
Operated with markings: THATS ALL BROTHER

6 June 1944

Was lead aircraft for D-Day invasion, dropping paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division at 0048. Hit by Flak.

6 June 1944

2nd mission on D-Day after Flak damage repaired, delivering a glider load of troops and equipment to the men of the 82nd Airborne Division.

1944

After airfields secured in France, this aircraft flew many missions flying supplies into France and evacuated wounded troops to England.

15 August 1944

Dropped paratroopers in Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France.

17 September 1944

Dropped paratroopers during Operation Market Garden.

From December 1944 to January 1945

Flew supply missions during Battle of the Bulge.

24 March 1945

Dropped paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division in Germany during Operation Varsity.

4 August 1945

Returned to the USA, Bradley Army Airfield, CT.

26 October 1945

Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corp, Walnut Ridge, AR.

To Air Cargo Transport Corporation with new c/r NC88874.

1946

To United Gas Corporation keeping c/r NC88874.

From 1953 to 1967

To Union Producing Co, Shreveport, LA with new c/r N88874.

12 April 1956

Certificate of airworthiness for N88874 (DC3C, 12693) issued.

From Circa 1960 to Circa 1969

May have seen covert duty with CIA.

1967

To Jim Hankins Air Services, Jackson, MS keeping c/r N88874.

August 1968

To Southeastern Land Corporation, Mobile, AL keeping c/r N88874.

1971

To Jim Hankins Air Services, Jackson, MS keeping c/r N88874.

1972

To Church of God Union Assembly Inc, Dalton, GA keeping c/r N88874.

June 1976

To Air New England, East Boston, MA keeping c/r N88874.

28 April 1977

To Cryderman Air Services keeping c/r N88874.

June 1977

To National Jet Service, Indianapolis, IN keeping c/r N88874.

1978

Photographer: The History Channel

11 May 1979

To Air Indiana keeping c/r N88874.
Purchased Aug 1978.

9 July 1980

To McCollum Aviation Inc, Danville, IL keeping c/r N88874.

10 March 1981

To Astro Airways Inc, Pine Bluff, AR keeping c/r N88874.

23 July 1991

To Skyborne International Co Inc, Geneseo, NY, keeping c/r N88874.

1 February 1997

To Summit Aviation Inc keeping c/r N88874.

6 August 1998

To Randsburg Corporation, Portland, OR keeping c/r N88874.

From By 1999 to September 2003

Placed on display with Aero Heritage Museum, Falcon Field, Mesa, AZ.

August 2001

To Royal Aviation keeping c/r N88874.

2002

Photographer: Gottfried Darringer
Notes: Champlin Air Museum Mesa Falcon Field AZ 2002

28 May 2002

To Randsburg Corp, TX keeping c/r N88874.

May 2003

Restored.
Markings Applied: EN, 847
Restored and fitted with three Gatling guns to replicate an AC-47.

9 September 2003

To Randsburg Corp, WI keeping c/r N88874.

26 June 2004

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: 35mm slide photographed at the Quad Cities Air Show, Davenport, IA

3 December 2008

To Basler Turbo Conversions Llc, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r N88874.

In the inventory of Basler Turbo Conversions, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
View the Location Dossier

4 September 2015

To American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX with new c/r N47TB.

Planned to be converted to turbo-prop.

Restoration started.
Restoration to original D-Day configuration planned for completion in 2019.

24 July 2017

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2017 EAA Airventure at Oshkosh

31 January 2018

First post-restoration Flight.
First flight since restoration began, restoration on-going.

October 2018

Photographer: Mark Kennedy
Notes: C-47 Skytrain Thats All Brother (Commemorative Air Force) at Wings Over Houston Airshow, Ellington Field, Houston, Tx. Oct. 2018.

4 April 2019

Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL.

4 April 2019

Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL.

27 May 2019

4 June 2019

Photographer: Robert Nichols

18 June 2019

Photographer: Uwe Bethke
Notes: Visiting Braunschweig / Germany