In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham will welcome “That’s All, Brother,” the C-47 that led the main airborne invasion at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.

The plane, which dropped more than 13,000 paratroopers into the invasion, will be at the museum April 9-14. The museum worked with the Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing to bring the plane to Alabama.

The command pilot of “That’s All, Brother,” John Donalson, was the second person to be inducted into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame.

“(He) had a decorated career flying That’s All, Brother on the Normandy D-Day invasion, as well as many other paratroop drops, glider drops and supply drops,” said a press release about the plane.

After World War II, Maj. Gen. Donalson became the chief of staff for the Alabama governor and in 1948, he became the founding commander of the Alabama Air National Guard.

In honor of the historic journey back to Normandy in June, the Southern Museum of Flight is organizing a series of programs and events featuring “That’s All, Brother.” As part of this experience, the museum is offering multiple educational programs that instruct students and adults about World War II, D-Day and the aircraft that launched the largest invasion in history. In addition to these events, the museum is hosting a Victory Bash in honor of the CAF’s journey back to the skies over Normandy.

After first stopping in New Orleans, “That’s All, Brother” will work it’s way to Oxford, Connecticut, with stops in Lakeland, Florida: Birmingham: Atlanta,: Dover, Delaware: and Washington, D.C. The 75-year-old aircraft will then be flown across the Atlantic to Duxford, England, to Normandy, France, to participate in commemorative events. It will return to the United States in late June.

Rides aboard “That’s All, Brother” may be booked in advance at https://bit.ly/2OP2BMr. More information on the historic plane is available at www.thatsallbrother.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thatsallbrother/.