Courtesy of Flying Magazine
'That’s All, Brother': The lead plane of the Allied forces on D-Day nearly died in Oshkosh, but today it lives on at EAA Airventure
By
Mike Woods
Wisconsin
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OSHKOSH, Wis. — This is the story of a national treasure. Like many treasures, it had been lost, but through research and determination and luck – the greatest superpower of them all – was found and saved from a fate that nations around the world would have considered a tragedy.
Yes, this treasure was that important.
“Every day, people say, 'Thank you for saving this plane,'’’ said Dave Berrio, a member of the Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing and a 30-year Air Force veteran. “Absolutely, every day.”