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    Part of aircraft washed up on Sicilian coastline...

    Today I found this aircraft part on the Sicilian coastline precisely here: 38.16727872171935, 12.768899395479409 (Open in Google) It appears to be part of an aircraft's fuselage that's been washed up. Can anyone identify the aircraft? Many thanks.
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    C-47 white stripes

    Does anyone know when the white stripes were added to the C-47 Skytrain (aka Dakota)? My grandfather witnessed the friendly fire incident during the Sicily invasion. The night after the invasion, most of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was flying in on C-47's and they came in right...