Member Bill Charney and his immaculate 1944 Beech D-17S Staggerwing are participating in a number of aeronautical events associated with the 70th Anniversary of the 1944 invasion of the European Continent by allied forces.

Members may not be aware that Bill’s Staggerwing was originally operated as a new airplane by the Royal Navy, and used for executive transport. As such, it has been temporarily repainted in its original livery as a Royal Navy aircraft.

The airplane is – of course – prominently displayed on the header of the web-site for Mondongueros Reno, and a comparison of its normal red livery compared with the special livery applied for the D-Day Events is clearly seen below.

We are all looking forward to hearing Bill’s presentation about the D-Day Events at the Annual Spouse’s Dinner in November.