C-47 Buzzing Upottery airfield...Turn volume up!!!

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Uploaded by on Aug 2, 2007

This is the first time that this very C-47 has returned to this airfield since 1944..Upottery is in devon uk and is where elements of the 101st airborne division took off From on june the 6th 1944 D-day...many where lost..you will see it at the start of band of brothers...However this is the real upottery airfield..And what a real treat and honour it was for me to of filmed this.... Thankyou very much Robin..July 31 2007...R.I.P Dick Winters died on 2 jan 2011 a very private and humble man and a true Hero that will never be forgotten!!

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  • WONDERFUL! Beautiful Bird!!! My Dad was a Crew Chief on a C-47 in the 50's and 60's in Montgomery, AL. God Bless our friends in the UK!

  • @TheDarDar1 R.I.P Dick Winters died on 2 jan 2011 a very private and humble man and a true Hero that will never be forgotten!!

  • AWSOME,,,GREAT SOUND,,

  • Thanks for your comment it was an honor to of filmed this...What a amazing moment it was to see this c-47 flying straight at me..One ill never forget...

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  • Lets retake Normandy

  • I can only imagine hundreds of these taking off on D-Day; that must have been quite a sight!

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  • wow i wished i could see the real uppotery airfield

  • 0:12 Shit !!!

  • i heard shit 50 times

  • i wish i was inside of that gorgeus magnificant plane.

  • @Lawson7086 - May he rest in peace.

  • @44magnum1231

    Hello, i thought you may be interested to know the Dakota C-47 is coming back this coming weekend Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of August to Smeatharpe airfield for The South West Airfields Heritage Trust VE/VJ day weekend. She is being escorted by a Mk1 Spitfire.

    You can find more details on the youtube page i created for S.W.A.H.T.

    Best Regards,

    Harriett Davis.

  • What a great vid

  • I was actually here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • saw a dc3 standing at oostende airport in belgium just waiting to fall apart!!

    i couldn't believe it such a sad sight!

    they should be kept flying a beautiful sight and sound!!

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