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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.”
Former Edmundston Lancaster bomber restoration on track for 2024
The pandemic halted restoration of the former Edmundston Lancaster bomber for several months. Volunteers working on the rare Second World War plane said the project is still on track for completion in 2024.
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