C-47B Skytrain

Length

63′ 9″

Height

17′

Wingspan

95′ 6″

Speed (Top)

207 mph

Range

1,600 miles

Ceiling

26,400′

C-47B “Hit or Miss” is a bona fide WWII veteran with documented combat history in Operation Varsity. She dropped airborne troops, supplies, and ferried wounded from the battlefield.

We have restored the exterior to original WWII colors. The interior will be restored to an original WWII configuration and is currently in progress.

She will be flown to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of the Operation Overlord D-Day landings.

Ninth Air Force

IX Troop Carrier Command

52nd Troop Carrier Wing

315th Troop Carrier Group

34th Troop Squadron

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The restoration of “Hit or Miss” and it’s return to Europe is the subject of Normandy Bound, a documentary currently being filmed.

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Moose Peterson
Brent Peterson
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