World War 2 C-47 airplane named Placid Lassie. This restored historic aircraft led over 800 C-47’s over the drop zones of Normandy, France on D-Day -

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World War 2 C-47 airplane named Placid Lassie. This restored historic aircraft led over 800 C-47’s over the drop zones of Normandy, France on D-Day - June 6th, 1944. Tail number N74589 / 224064. Photographed during operations at Greene County Airport, Lewis A Jackson Regional Airport, Xenia, Dayton, Ohio, USA.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Greene County Airport, Lewis A Jackson Regional Airport, Xenia, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Photo credit: © Stan Rohrer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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