C-47 Dakota

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16-AUG-2014

C-47 Dakota "Whiskey 7": SERIES

2014 Rochester International Air Show
Rochester, N.Y.

The Dakota; AKA "The Gooney Bird". Series of two (2) images:

This aircraft originally served with the 12th Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater in 1943 and the 9th Air Force in England 1944-1945 as part of the 316th Troop Carrier Group. It was one of the lead aircraft of the first strike of the D-Day invasion on June 6th, 1944 over Ste. Mere Eglise, Normandy.

This aircraft also recently returned from Europe; where it took part in a variety of ceremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

It is based at a museum in Geneseo, N.Y.

Whiskey 7 landing at Rochester Int'l Airport following airshow passes.

Nikon D810 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/125s f/14.0 at 400.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Hank Vander Velde		10-Sep-2014 12:27
Two nicely captured images Doug.

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