Historic WWII aircraft showcased at Maxwell Air Force Base’s Beyond the Horizon air show
A historic World War II aircraft named “That’s All, Brother” is another major attraction you’ll want to see at the Beyond the Horizon air show April 6 and 7 at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. The C47A troop carrier was the actual aircraft that led the allies’ main airborne invasion over Normandy on D-day on June 6, 1944. It carried paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division into France during the invasion.
The aircraft was named “That’s All, Brother” by the aircrew who wanted to send a strong message to Adolf Hitler that his days were numbered. It flew many other major missions, but after the War, the plane was sold for surplus parts. In 2015, the Commemorative Air Force rescued the plane from a salvage yard, and spend millions of dollars restoring it to it’s former glory.
It serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by so many young soldiers during World War II. “Those people sitting in this airplane here. It was dark outside, they were being shot at, it was being bounced around, it was cold, and they were going to jump out that door. You couldn’t see the ground and they were behind German lines. Just think about what what went through their minds, and like I said, the courage it took to actually do that, ” said pilot Mitch Mitchell, who flies the aircraft for the Commemorative Air Force. The C-47A aircraft will return to Europe for the 80th anniversary of D-day in June of 2024. For more information, visit http://www.CommemorativeAirForce.org
