D-Day Dakota taxi runs

摘要

Douglas C-47 Skytrain N473DC Drag 'Em Oot flew into the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby, Lincs, on January 20.rnThe aircraft will be operated from there during 2010, and will also be taxied on selected dates. A number of seats are available for this unusual experience at a cost of ￡75 per person. The first tail down run is scheduled for April 5, when it is also planned to taxi Avro Lancaster NX611 Just Jane.rnThe Skytrain flew with the USAAF's 87th Troop Carrier Squadron from Greenham Common, Berkshire, in 1944 and was fitted with pick-up gear to recover assault gliders from landing grounds. It towed one carrying soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day itself, and recovered further examples from Normandy during July and August.