After an extraordinary career spanning more than 80 years of service, and plenty of operational missions, the South African Air Force (SAAF) is preparing to retire its last C-47 Dakotas.

The historic C-47, tail number 42-92847, was discovered recently in a conversion yard. On the morning of June 6, 1944, the first Douglas C-47 Skytrain crossed the coastline of Normandy ...