If it weren't for the "Kardashian Divorce" hogging all the headlines, you might have heard the good news that we found a photo of Ken's C-47, X5-C on CNN instead of here.
But sometimes a guy just has to have priorities and right now, getting this Bird right is mine.
Ken and I agreed that the best representation of his C-47 was circa "Operation Market Garden." We liked the presence of the black and white Invasion Stripes and it was indeed a time where Ken was "behind enemy lines." However I am rather fascinated with the Operation itself.
See...Market Garden was a failure. So much so, it inspired a classic best selling book and a movie. Want to know more? Start with Cornelius Ryan's classic work - "A Bridge to Far."
But I'll give you a primer on Market Garden in 21st Century lingo: A multinational corporation is expanding into new markets when a Senior VP decides it's his moment in history to create a spectacular success for the business. The CEO disagrees. The Sr. VP creates a scene. The CEO relents to a modified plan...and in the matter of a few weeks, Ken Salisbury is sitting in his trembling C-47 awaiting take off.
It's September 17, 1944.
Things are going to get ugly. Quickly.
