"The Brass Hat"

This C-47 is a replica of the aircraft that transported Major General Maxwell D. Taylor and the 101st Screaming Eagles to their "Rendevous with Destiny" in the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. This type of aircraft was used extensively throughout World War II to tow gliders, transport troops for parachute operations, and evacuate the wounded, and it was often referred to as the "Work Horse" of the Air Corps.

Clarksville, Tennessee · United States