Douglas C-47 near Alliance

ID: 26 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, RG1805-PH000000-000004_SFN106030
This file appears in: The Alliance Army Air Field
Douglas C-47 near Alliance
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Twin engine plane (#224053 on tail)

This file appears in: The Alliance Army Air Field

By The Explore Nebraska History team
In the spring of 1942 the U.S. Army selected a site one mile south of here for an airfield. The dry climate and open landscape afforded ideal flying conditions. Ample water, cheap land, and Alliance's new power plant, new hospital, and railroad…