C-47 That's All Brother
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Mission: Normandy
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 years later, we were able to bring this great airplane back to the skies over Normandy for the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day in 2024!
Nearly Lost Forever
After serving on D-Day, and in Operations Dragoon, Market Garden, Repulse, and Varsity, the airplane returned to the United States and was sold to the civilian market in 1945. During the course of many owners over the next several decades, the historical significance of the airplane was lost, and it was eventually sold to be scrapped. Fortunately, two historians from the United States Air Force discovered that this historic airplane was lying in a boneyard in Wisconsin. The Commemorative Air Force was able to acquire the airplane, and through a large group of donors and volunteers, restore the airplane to flying status.
“That’s All, Brother” has been restored to its 1944 condition, including its D-Day paint scheme along with a thorough historic interior restoration. The CAF maintains airplanes to be artifacts of living history, and you can experience the airplane firsthand by touring and even going for a flight.
As part of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Central Texas Wing, That’s All, Brother made the epic journey back over the Atlantic in both 2019 and 2024 with the flew with D-Day Squadron (14 other C-47/DC-3s in 2019 and 5 others in 2024). We retraced the classic ferry path from the United States to Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, and England to Duxford, England. On June 6, 2019, and 2024, That’s All, Brother flew with other C-47/DC-3 airplanes in formation to close out the D-Day commemorations over the US Cemetery at Omaha Beach, Normandy, and then continued to Germany for the 70th and 75th commemoration of the Berlin Airlift.
Specifications
Crew: 3
Capacity: 28 troops
Payload: 6,000 lb (8,000 lb - war emergency)
Length: 63 ft 9 in
Wingspan: 95 ft 6 in
Height: 17 ft 0 in
Wing area: 987 ft²
Empty weight: 17,057 lb
Loaded weight: 26,000 lb
Max takeoff weight: 31,000 lb
Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C "Twin Wasp" 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,200 hp each
Performance
Maximum speed: 224 mph
Cruise speed: 160 mph
Range: 1,600 mi
Service ceiling: 26,400 ft
Rate of climb: 1,130 ft/min
Wing loading: 26.3 lb/ft²
Power/mass: 0.092 hp/lb
