Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Hondo payakatanga, John Donalson, uyo aiwanzoenda nendege neAlabama-based 106th Observation Squadron, iyo yakapiwa nzvimbo yePacific munguva yehondo, akaendeswa kuEurope. Kazhinji kazhinji, aifamba nendege inonzi Douglas C-47 Skytrain yaakanga atumidza kuti "Belle weBirmingham", mukukudza guta guru romunyika yake. Asi nokuda kweOperation Overlord, kupinda muNormandy muna 1944 uko kwakazarura rutivi rwokumadokero
, kwakanga kuri madikanwa kucheka maburi mu fuselage yendege nokuda kwemidziyo yokuwedzera. Donalson, panguva iyoyo achiraira 438th Troop Carrier Group ye87th Troop Carrier Squadron, chikamu cheIX Troop Carrier Command, akaramba, uye saka akapiwa imwe C-47 kutungamira kuumbwa kweavo ndege dzakadonhedza maparatroopers pamhenderekedzo dzeFrance.