VICKI ANDERSON offers a few highlights of events in Ōtautahi Christchurch this weekend and beyond. Have you made time to see the Ralph Hotere exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery yet? When I visited recently, after checking out CoCA next door, I saw a couple crying quietly with their arms around one another in front of a painting. It is that moving. Christchurch tip of the week: The $6 tacos from Cactus in Barbadoes St. Also visit for the A+ banter. The Christchurch song of the week:
What A Friend by Terrible Sons, husband/wife duo Matthew Barus (Dukes) and Lauren Barus (Fly My Pretties). They play at The Piano on Friday.
D-Day plane touches down at NMUSAF
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
Submitted photo That’s All, Brother is a Douglas C-47 that led the airborne invasion of Normandy during World War II. The plane will visit the NMUSAF April 20-22.
RIVERSIDE An aircraft that flew during the invasion of Normandy will be visiting the National Museum of the United States Air Force next week. That’s All, Brother, a Douglas C-47 will stop at the museum from April 20-22, the museum announced Tuesday. The plane will also stop in Xenia over the weekend.
That’s All, Brother, piloted by Lt. Col. John Donalson, was a lead aircraft for the airborne invasion of Normandy on D-Day, which took place on June 6, 1944. The night before the invasion, That’s All, Brother led more than 800 C-47s dropping more than 13,000 paratroopers behind enemy lines in Normandy.
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Lead D-Day invasion plane to land at Air Force Museum, other regional stops
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about a day agoWeather permitting, an historic airplane that flew in the D-Day invasion of Normandy will land at the National Museum of the United States Air Force next week for a three-day visit. That’s All, Brother, a C-47 piloted by Lt. Col. John Donalson, is scheduled to visit April 20 to 22, the Air Force Museum said. The plane will also fly to Hogan Field, the Butler County Regional Airport in Hamilton, from April 16 to 18, and to Grimes Field in Urbana April 19. A trip to Xenia is also slated for April… (www.daytondailynews.com) More.
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