I recently had the distinct honor to meet a member of "The Greatest Generation" at the North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame...

National Aviation Day is observed in the United States on August 19 each year to celebrate the history and development of the aviation....

In this blog I provide the history of Douglas C-47A Dakota MK 1 'Bones' (FD789). C-47s / R4Ds (USN designation) flown by the USAAF / USN were known as the SkyTrain, whereas those flown by the British Commonwealth Air Forces (i.e. RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.) were known as the Dakota. This specific aircraft has quite a provenance and in this blog, I will share that history with you. Much of this information was taken from the Rare Air Inc. web page. Additional information was c