Aircraft
WW II-era Workhorses Shine at Sun ’n‘ Fun
These airplanes were the workhorses that helped the Allies get a foothold in Normandy
These venerable airplanes dropped paratroopers over Normandy during WW II. The Tunison Foundation keeps them flying. (Photo: Tom Demerly)
These venerable airplanes dropped paratroopers over Normandy during WW II. The Tunison Foundation keeps them flying. (Photo: Tom Demerly)

The Tunison Foundation, a non-profit that owns and operates World War II-era aircraft, is debuting its newly minted D-Day Squadron this week at the Sun ’n‘ Fun International Fly-in and Expo in Lakeland, Florida. The group brought four D-Day Squadron C-47s and DC-3s to the show that it intends to return to Normandy next summer for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The C-47 is the military version of the DC-3 airliner that was used for the paratrooper drop on D-Day.