Flight Simulator's latest DLC favors the USO with a pair of WW2 classics
Microsoft Flight Simulator | Famous Flyer 9: Douglas C-47D Skytrain & Waco CG-4A
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, Microsoft Flight Simulator recently launched its Famous Flyer 9 DLC, which adds two iconic pieces of aviation history. The $14.99 DLC currently available from the in-game marketplace adds the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Waco CG-4A glider. Sales of the DLC through July 5th will benefit the USO, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving America's service members and their families throughout their enlistment in the armed forces.
These two unarmed aircraft were designed to ferry troops and supplies and were crucial to the success of the invasion of Europe during World War II. The C-47 Skytrain, affectionately called the "Goney Bird," was the primary method of getting paratroopers into occupied France to disrupt enemy operations and open the way for the seaborne invasion of Normandy. After World War II, the C-47 continued to support the Berlin Airlift and would remain in service with the US Air Force until 1967.
The Waco CG-4A was used during World War II to smuggle special operations units into occupied territory or supplement airborne operations that were limited by the number of planes available. The light glider was towed to altitude by a C-47 or similar aircraft, detached before the drop zone and made a controlled landing on a clear terrain surface.
