99-year-old veteran travels back in time, going inside similar plane he flew in WWII

by Joshua Rogers

Mon, May 13th 2019, 11:44 PM UTC

First Lieutenant Alfred Pepper, 99, ran his hands over all the familiar knobs, switches and panels inside the D-Day Doll, a C-53 airplane that crossed the English Channel three times during the Battle of Normandy. (WSYX/WTTE)

First Lieutenant Alfred Pepper, 99, ran his hands over all the familiar knobs, switches and panels inside the D-Day Doll, a C-53 airplane that crossed the English Channel three times during the Battle of Normandy. (WSYX/WTTE)

First Lieutenant Alfred Pepper, 99, ran his hands over all the familiar knobs, switches and panels inside the D-Day Doll, a C-53 airplane that crossed the English Channel three times during the Battle of Normandy. (WSYX/WTTE)

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First Lieutenant Alfred Pepper, 99, ran his hands over all the familiar knobs, switches and panels inside the D-Day Doll, a C-53 airplane that crossed the English Channel three times during the Battle of Normandy. (WSYX/WTTE)

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