by Jake Peterson | Jan 26, 2017 | C-53, News
The museum’s C-53, while currently in a DC-3 configuration, actually started in 1942 as a prototype for Douglas Aircraft. It was the only XC-53A built and was used for testing a full trailing edge wing flap. The C-53/C-47 was becoming a widely used platform and...
by admin | May 6, 2015 | Aircraft, C-53
In Celebration of WWII Victory in Europe Texas Flying Legends Museum Warbirds Fly from Houston to D.C. Arsenal of Democracy Flyovers and a Reenactment: Painting Recognition Stripes for D-Day Washington D.C. – The Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol...
by admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Aircraft, C-53
The Duchess of Dakota Murray Lawler, a Linton North Dakota native, was a pilot during World War II. He was stationed in Great Britain and took part in D-Day on June 6, 1944. Lawler enlisted in the Army Air Corps in about 1942 and, despite his family’s doubts, he...
