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101st Airborne Division airlanding

serial 29

Airfield: Aldermaston
Air transport unit:
434th Troop Carrier Group
Landing Zone:
E
Mission:
operation Keokuk
Landing hour:
21:00 (D-Day – June 6, 1944)
Unit:
101st Airborne Division
Legend:

This table illustrates the flight formation of the serial number 29 adopted by the air unit in charge of the transport of the soldiers transported by gliders on June 6, 1944 as part of operation Neptune. The position and the corresponding number (written in chalk on the aircraft) are listed, as well as the serial number of the aircraft and the name of the pilot when known.

#1
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Parkinson
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Lau
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Hansley
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
King
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15628
Tarbell
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Collins
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
HG-915
Ketcham
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Goulden
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Le Vasseur
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Dickenson
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Sims
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Shapiro
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Sapa
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15201
Hutton
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Beale
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
HS129
Odahowski
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24040
Kluthe
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Hilton
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Griffith
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24041
Morris
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24048
Mitchell, L.
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Fleming
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24043
Light
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Hayes
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15665
Hultquist
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Rawlins
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Lewis
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24049
Stark
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24044
Mitchell, W.
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Anderson, E.
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-93040
Bayne
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Bradley
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100890
Gardner
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Taggart
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Babb
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24052
Devitt
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Doelger
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15675
Gunn
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Dietz
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Huff
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Townsend
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Clark
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Knecht
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Axelson
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Nugent
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Staples
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Coffman

 

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