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C-47A (c/n 19345) Drag 'em Oot
This Douglas C-47 with c/n 19345, was delivered to the United States Army Air Force on December 28, 1943 with serial 42-100882. She joined operations with 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, based at Greenham Common. Being equipped as glider pick up, her crew named her "Drag 'em Oot" (slang for Drag them out).
She participated in the air assault during D-Day when at 00:46 on June 6, 1944 she dropped 18 paratroopers of the US 82nd Airborne Division, just behind the Normandy beach heads, near St. Mere Église. She returned safe to the UK and after a second mission the same day, she started to resupply the troops in France until she was transferred to the Royal Air Force as Dakota C3 with serial TS422 in September1944
Once in the UK she became N473DC and repainted in the colours she now flies in. The original markings as worn during her missions on D-Day 1944 with USAAF serial 42-100882 and coded 3X-P nicknamed "Drag 'em Oot" then piloted by the now 84 year old Bill Allin.
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"Le C-47 « Drag-’em-oot » 42-100882, qui, lui, est anglais. C’est un véritable ancien participant au débarquement, il a largué des parachutistes du 2e Bataillon du 502ème Régiment d’infanterie de la 101ème Airborne le jour J il se trouvait être l’aéronef n ° 2 du 7 « stick ». Les 6 premiers étant ceux des « Pathfinder », envoyés plus tôt dans la nuit pour guider les avions suivants et leurs largages. Il les lâche au dessus de Carentan, et repart pour aller chercher des planeurs pour l’opération Elmira : il fait partie des 14 Waco ou CG-4A Hadrian (chez les anglais) plus les 36 Airspeed Horsa qui vont débouler sur Sainte-Mère l’Eglise. Il n’a pas fait que cette mission : dès le 2 septembre 1944, il est devenu anglais, inscrit dans la RAF à la base de Greenham Common et a participé sous l’indicatif Dakota III (N° TS422) aux deux grandes opérations parachutage, Market Garden et Varsity (la plus grande opération aéroportée de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ayant pour objectif de prendre pied sur le Rhin). Pendant ces opérations on lui a largement tiré dessus, et il en a gardé les stigmates, son fuselage portant des pièces de métal à la place des trous d’éclats de DCA. Il partait alors de Down Ampney faisant partie du 435 (RCAF) Squadron en août 1945. En devenant anglais il a hérité d’un tâche particulière, celle de ramener un par un les planeurs posés dans la campagne normande en Angleterre, les alliés craignant trop de les voir attaquer par la Lutwaffe dont ils ignoraient l’état avant de déliquescence, faute de carburant.
Pour cela, on va l’équiper d’une longue crosse arrière et d’un treuil à bord pour qu’il puisse prendre à la volée, sans avoir à se poser, les planeurs Waco, via un câble tendu horizontalement entre deux poteaux, faisant gagner du temps lors de l’opération. "
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Wow! Thanks so much! I wish I had something topless or something to share as thanks. Or maybe that'll wait for 1 million. j/k
Pic by Vanessa
A selection of the favourite shots by Dirk Behlau between 2004-2010, taken in the US and Europe. All rights reserved. Copyright 2012. www.dirkbehlau.de
Makeup by Amanda Richards of True Colors
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If you heard the sound, it was fantastic. I think someone has a video to put up of it. I do have one, but can't seem to upload it. The chrome G was pretty sweet.
The Rail Operations Group undertook a further transfer of a London Midland Class 323 EMU from Soho LMD to Tyseley TMD for tyre turning on 8th December 2015. Running over an hour early, Class 56 No. 56301 dodges the lengthening shadows as it passes through the site of the long closed Sutton Park station with 5Z48 1345 Ex- Soho LMD with Class 323 No. 323203 in tow, sandwiched between two barrier coaches. Copyright photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
Sarah and I went to a Drag Queen Brunch at Perry's on Sunday. It was a beautiful place with a delicious buffet and then all of a sudden they crank up the club music and out comes the drag queens!
Capitol Hill Pride Fest, on Broadway and in Cal Anderson Park, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Went out with a new dress! More pics to follow. And some will even be in focus!
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