Had these old planes fly over the house on Friday. I think the lager plane is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain but was not sure on the fighter (P-47?) and maybe small bomber?

In formation with the C-47, most likely a T-6 Texan

The twin engine is harder to discern. Not a bomber, just a light transport. or civilian plane from the 1950s or 1960s

I'm going with a Cessna 310, I believe they used those as light transport, liaison planes

https://aeromugs.com/blogs/news/the-cessna-310-series-a-closer-look

Thanks. I love the sound of those old radial engines. Every time I hear that noise I know what's about to show up.

No problem. What city?

CanyonAg77 said:

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The twin engine is harder to discern. Not a bomber, just a light transport. or civilian plane from the 1950s or 1960s

I'm going with a Cessna 310, I believe they used those as light transport, liaison planes

https://aeromugs.com/blogs/news/the-cessna-310-series-a-closer-look

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That's likely it. I really had no idea what to look for on that one.

CanyonAg77 said:

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No problem. What city?

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Georgetown. They were flying NE and then about an hour later came back in the opposite direction.

Cessna 310 / U-3a, based out of San Marcos

https://commemorativeairforce.org/aircraft/144

It seems likely that all three were from the Central Texas Wing of the CAF.

https://commemorativeairforce.org/aircraft/161



I think I see the red tail in your photo

And if they were all from the CT Wing, that wasn't just any C-47. It was THE C-47, the actual plane that lead the invasion of Normandy on the night of June 5/6, 1944

https://commemorativeairforce.org/aircraft/165

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On June 6, 1944, That's All, Brother led the main airborne invasion of Normandy. Piloted by Lt. Col John Donalson, the plane led over 800 C-47s that dropped over 13,000 paratroopers into a battle that changed the course of mankind.

After serving on D-Day, and in Operations Dragoon, Market Garden, Repulse, and Varsity, the airplane returned to the United States and was sold to the civilian market in 1945. During the course of many owners over the next several decades, the historical significance of the airplane was lost, and it was eventually sold to be scrapped. Fortunately, two Air Force Reserve historians discovered that this historic airplane was lying in a boneyard in Wisconsin. The Commemorative Air Force was able to acquire the airplane, and through a large group of donors and volunteers, restore the airplane to flying status.

"That's All, Brother" has been restored to its 1944 condition, including its D-Day paint scheme along with a thorough historic interior restoration. The CAF maintains airplanes to be artifacts of living history, and you can experience the airplane firsthand by touring and even going for a flight.

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I think so also as they have all three of those listed in that website. Always a pleasant surprise. A few weeks back I had 3 F16s I'm guessing out of San Antonio fly really low and fast maneuvering over my ranch in Blanco county. That's just another kind of cool.

Even more cool

I don't think there are any F-16s based in San Antonio, but they could always be transient.

I've been able to get up next to F-16s on the flight line (not at an air show) and watch them taxi and take off. Even got to be on the firing range when some were making strafing runs on ground targets with their 20mm gatling guns

Very fun.

https://www.149fw.ang.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/440822/149th-fighter-wing-quick-facts/

I was guessing they were out of this base. When my son was in high school we played a team out of San Antonio whose field was on the SW side of town and I would see them there. They were single engine and a single tail fin. At least I thought they were F16s?
I'm certainly not an aircraft expert.

You were probably right. I forgot about Guard Squadrons

C47 paratrooper drop, LaFiere France June 5, 2024

I can only imagine what that was like back in June 1944 dropping in the dark with gun flashes all over the ground while you are floating down.