Restoring The C-47 To Fly Again | That's All, Brother | On The Move
On the night of June 5th, 1944, a C-47 paratrooper aircraft, nicknamed That's All, Brother took off from England, heading in the early hours of June 6th, to drop allied fighting men into Normandy, to clear a passage for the tens of thousands of troops laying off the coast.
A chance discovery in 2015 led a scramble to save the aircraft, after standing for decades forgotten in a scrapyard. This documentary, 3 years in production, traces the incredible story of an American icon, its reconstruction & hazardous Transatlantic mission to honour America's fallen in Europe.
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Good video. A big thank you to the Tulsa Squadron of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team who fitted out the interior of the plane with insulation, troop seats and radio and navigation compartments. This was a great job
My grandfather Laurie murton was part of group of RC modellers from Kent in England, that built RC gliders and tugs to do demonstrations. They traveled every year to Arnhem. He would have loved to watch this rebirth!! Congratulations to all involved 👍
Such a special project and documentary. Should go viral.
The Iconic way back in time of Normandy Liberation god blessed American armed Forces and Allied Forces Band of Brothers🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🌏🌎🌍✅🎢
I've watched histories of other squadrons operating at this time. The expected lifespan of these airframes was shockingly short. It's likely BofB had significant hours, and with the importance of the June 5+ sorties, switching to a plane just months off the assembly line isn't difficult to fathom. Even the name alludes to it's coming date with history. "That's all, brother, time to go...." These squadrons weren't static prior to June. They had been flying training, as well as dropping supplies to the resistance in France. That's how the resistance was able to go on the offensive so quickly.
Fantastic.Love it.great information.
Very good documentary. It must have been very strange and emotional for the kids of That's All Brother C-47 to sit in their father's navigator's seat. My Uncle Manny Gesulga was a paratrooper for the 101st Airbourne and jumped on D-Day. He was of the many that were dropped at an unknown location and some of his experiences were chronicled in a book written about the unit after the war. I guess I'll have to Google if That's All Brother made it to Normandy in 2019. I recall watching a UTube video some time ago about a C-47 making the trip, but when I don't recall.
@RogerCharlamange
2 жыл бұрын
They did! And they even dropped troops!
WOOOO
Never did so many owe So much to so few
What a very sad moment to see that beautiful plane crash. That hurts.
Kinda stretching the truth a lil. RAF pathfinders were 1st aircraft over France hours before any transports. Also the drops were so scattered that its impossible to say which C-47 actually "led" it
@raystapp4001
3 жыл бұрын
The pathfinders are mentioned on the first video on this series. Hard to believe that only one pathfinder was lost, but the crew was rescued by a Canadian ship.
@davidtuttle7556
2 жыл бұрын
That’s All Brother was a pathfinder equipped with ground seeing radar and radio detection equipment to help her locate the landing beacons set by OSS and SOE operatives already in country.. She few lead in the formation before the groups split for their various targets, Americans turning right/west and British turning left/east.
@Bluenose352
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidtuttle7556 Pathfinder equipped, yes. But, not a pathfinder. Both British, and American Pathfinders were in first. The CAF, however, has corrected itself from saying "Leading the Invasion" to "Leading the Mass Formation" which was a good decision.