Ever touch a piece of history?

I remember the first airplane I ever flew in. It was an old Canadian Armed forced 'Dakota'. I remember sitting along the side of the aircraft facing the opposite side. It rumbled and grumbled to life and shortly we were in the air. Only after we landed and I talked to the pilot did I learn that the airplane seating was for paratroopers. That made even more sense when the pilot explained that this particular aircraft had taken part in the D Day invasion dropping troops behind enemy lines.