D-Day Living History Flight Experience at CAF SoCal

The CAF Central Texas Wing features opportunities to fly inahistoric World War II Aircraft

WHAT:CAF Southern California Wing at Camarillo Airport to host ahistoric World War II aircraft. The C-47A Skytrain troop transport named That’s All, Brotheris the airplanethat led theAllies’ mainairborne invasion over Normandy on D-Day, June 6,1944.Visitors can tour and fly on That’s All, Brother. Flights are approximately 30 minutes long andmay be purchased in advance online.

WHERE:
CAF Southern California Wing
455 Aviation Dr
Camarillo CA 93010

WHEN:
Wednesday – Thursday, September 26 – 28, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. – ground and cockpit tours
Friday – Sunday, September 29 – October 1, 2023, from 10:00 to 4:00 – ground and cockpit tours and flights. That’s All Brother will be available for ground and cockpit tours when not operating flights.

ABOUT THE EVENT Aircraft Tours are included with paid admission to CAF Southern California Wing. Living history flight experience rides in That’s All, Brother are $275 per passenger.

About the C-47A That’s All, Brother

That’s All, Brother was the C-47A troop carrier aircraft that led the Airborne Invasion on D-Day, June 6, 1944, carrying 101^st Airborne Division paratroopers into France during the D-Day invasion. The aircraft was named “That’s All, Brother” by the aircrew, who felt it was a fitting message to Adolf Hitler.Following D-Day, That’s All, Brother”served in Operation Dragoon, Operation Market Garden, the Relief of Bastogne, and Operation Varsity. After the War, the aircraft was sold as surplus, and its contribution to history was almost forgotten.  In 2015, the Commemorative Air Forcerescued the aircraft from a boneyard, completed a lengthy restoration to get it flying, and returned it to its World War II configuration. In June 2019, the aircraftreturned to England and France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day (flying over Omaha Beach on June 6, 2019). The aircraft plans to return to Europe for the 80^th anniversary of D-Day commemorations in June 2024.