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Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation Douglas C-54 Skymaster N500EJ (Photo rsteup (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))

The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation Douglas C-54 Skymaster was severely damaged by a tornado at the Walterboro airport, South Carolina.  The aircraft seems to have been blown into a hangar, resulting in major damage.

Please read the full official statement from the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation below:

https://www.facebook.com/BerlinAirliftHistoricalFoundation/posts/1601539453328521

 

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The Boeing C-97G “Angel of Deliverance” of the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation made a successful first flight on November 7 from Floyd Bennett Field  to Robert J. Miller Airpark in Berkeley Township, NJ. From there, the aircraft was refueled and flew to Reading Regional Airport.

“Angel of Deliverance” is currently the only airworthy C-97 Stratofreighter, a long-range heavy cargo derivative of the B-29/B-50.

 

More information can be found from Warbirds News by Warbird Digest.

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