A static C-47 Skytrain undergoes maintenance done by the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 1, 2026. This C-47 was dedicated to JB CHS in 1982 and later painted in honor of the Chattanooga Choo Choo, a C-47 that served and was listed as missing during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing perform structural maintenance on a static C-47 Skytrain at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 1, 2026. This C-47 was dedicated to JB CHS in 1982 and later painted in honor of the Chattanooga Choo Choo, a C-47 that served and was listed as missing during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing examine and conduct repairs on a static C-47 Skytrain at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 1, 2026. This C-47 was dedicated to JB CHS in 1982 and later painted in honor of the Chattanooga Choo Choo, a C-47 that served and was listed as missing during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)

U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick McClintock, 437th Airlift Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. James Cromwell, 437th Airlift Wing command chief, pose for a photo in front of a static C-47 Skytrain with members of the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 1, 2026. The prestige and pride symbolized by this aircraft is present across today’s Air Force.

A U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark McGowan, 315th Airlift Wing structural maintenance journeyman, works on a static C-47 Skytrain at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 1, 2026. This C-47 was dedicated to JB CHS in 1982 and later painted in honor of the Chattanooga Choo Choo, a C-47 that served and was listed as missing during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)