BERN TWP., Pa. - It is called Placid Lassie and it is on full display this World War II Weekend at Reading Regional Airport in Bern Township. "This is a 1943 C-47," said Robert Sabbatino, co-pilot of ...
These vacationers really raised the roof — but, no, they weren’t partying. Freaked-out air travelers were forced to hold up the roof of a plane after its interior suddenly caved in during a recent ...
In 1943, the Placid Lassie took to the skies for the U.S. Army Air Forces, and since that date, it has never stopped. But this C-47 is not just a Frankenstein-esque hull of itself. It is not a replica ...