101st Airborne Division paratroopers
Composition of the D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials

Serial 11

Airfield: Upottery
Air transport unit439th Troop Carrier Group
Drop zone: C
Drop hour: 01:14
Transported unit:
1st battalion, 506th P.I.R.
Legend:

Douglas C-47 Dakota détruit

Destroyed Douglas C-47 Dakota

This table illustrates the flight formation adopted by the air unit in charge of transporting paratroopers on June 6, 1944 during Operation Neptune, as part of the No. 11 serial. The position and the corresponding number (written in chalk on aircraft) are listed as well as the aircraft serial number and the pilot name when known.

#1
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15159
Young
#3

Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100839
Preator
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100835
Barrere
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100836
Giles
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100840
Nachowitz
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100845
Kanau
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15044
Overfield
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92917
Reidy
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100841
Kinney
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100822
Morrissey
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15045
Armstrong
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15652
Corrigan
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
083
Larson
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100829
Bacon
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
062
Opheim
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
872
Slagle
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100643
Bailey
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
735
Drozda
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100861
Beck
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100859
Rubald
#20

Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15092
Lanz
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100852
Cratty
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100857
Rothman
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100724
Leonard
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100854
Ramser
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100858
Forshay
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100640
Recker
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15351
Martindale
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100820
Hussey
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15030
Stites
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100817
Corgill
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100821
Deck
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100642
Ingram
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100644
Hurley
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100833
Hall
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15050
Anderson
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100831
Ruby
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100900
Johnson
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100842
Kennedy
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100827
Banky
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92908
Connor
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15088
Stripling
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
033
Strey
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
906
Ridgeway

 

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