Nick-named “Union Jack Dak” because when she was originally restored to airworthy condition in 2010 she had a large Union Jack flag painted on her nose, N74589 42-24064 / ID-N was in the care of Air Atlantique at Coventry on 15th May 2014. She had arrived a few days earlier after an epic but trouble-free trip to the UK from Oxford, Connecticut via Canada and Greenland. Air Atlantique will fly her to Duxford for the D-Day Anniversary Air Show on 24th and 25th May (expected to depart Coventry on 23rd May). After that she’ll come back to Coventry for a few days before taking part in the main D-Day anniversary events at Lee on Solent in the UK on 3rd and 4th June, and in Normandy from 4th to 8th June.
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By: Flat 12x2 - 18th May 2014 at 22:22
Just to add she is a D-Day veteran herself flying from RAF Aldermaston on D-Day, Berkshire and now wears her original wartime colours.
She is UK owned (hence the union jack & subsequent nickname) but kept in the USA, great that she is over here,
Not so sure about a trouble free crossing, I heard she had to turn back on the the first leg due to excessive fuel consumption, a carb change later and she set off again for a successful crossing.
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May 18, 2014 at 9:13 pm