D Day Dakota being restored at Coventry.

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D Day Dakota being restored at Coventry.

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Be good to see it take to the skies again.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-59872952

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Wonderful news! :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing this, Nigel. :)

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They better get a move on, as there will be nowhere for it to go shortly. Coventry airport has been earmarked to be turned into a giant battery factory. :(
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Maybe it'll be an electric powered DC3 then. A 3vDC. :worried: :hide:
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Was it USAAF or RAF ?

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DaveG wrote:
05 Jan 2022, 18:00
Maybe it'll be an electric powered DC3 then. A 3vDC. :worried: :hide:
Oh dear Dave… I think you’ve taken poorly 😂
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Paul K wrote:
05 Jan 2022, 18:29
Was it USAAF or RAF ?
USAAF. It was based at, what eventually became, RAF Membury.

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TSR2 wrote:
05 Jan 2022, 17:01
They better get a move on, as there will be nowhere for it to go shortly. Coventry airport has been earmarked to be turned into a giant battery factory. :(
I was under that impression too. I think I read that WR963 is working out plans to move home.

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This will be great news. You can’t have too many DC3s. I’m sure this project was featured in a tv prog around a couple of years ago when they were hoping to have it ready for the 75th anniversary of D Day. :thumbsup: EricT
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FlyTexas wrote:
05 Jan 2022, 20:17
Paul K wrote:
05 Jan 2022, 18:29
Was it USAAF or RAF ?
USAAF. It was based at, what eventually became, RAF Membury.

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