TormodThis is Daisy. She was built in Long Beach, Los Angles, California as a C-47 A-60-DL Skytrain, which is a military version of the DC-3, including a large cargo door, reinforced floor and high capacity fuel tanks. Originally delivered to the US Army Air Forces on October 5. 1943 as USAAF serial number 43-30723. Her first assignment later that month was a base in Oran, Algeria, transporting troops, goods and supplies. In 1944, she was re-assigned to England as part of the allied invasion on D-Day. Mutiple reports place her at the scene during the offensive on June 6. 1944.
She was sold to the Norwegian operator DNL (Det Norske Luftfartselskap) in 1946 and received the registration number LN-IAF. Two years later, the national airline carries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark joined forces and founded Scandinavian Airline Systems - SAS. This was when she got the "dragon paint" seen in this image.
She's had multiple apperances her since then, but the original SAS look was returned to her 1986.
She not only looks good; she also has a strong, distinctive and beautiful voice…
Today, her care is provided by the non-profit member organisation Flygande Veteraner in Sweden. She still flying.
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