Serial 13 – 101st Airborne Division – D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials

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

Serial 13

Airfield: Welford
Air transport unit: 435th Troop Carrier Group
Drop zone: C
Drop hour: 01:20
Transported unit: 3rd battalion of the 501st P.I.R., Division HQ, Division signals, Division artillery HQ, supply
Legend:

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47 Dakota

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. 13 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
42-92716
MacNees
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Singleton
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Lewis
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Stacey
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Power
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Sanders
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Keogh
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24122
Knight
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15264
Songer
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24110
Osmer
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24095
Ruhmann
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15297
Mueller
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain détruit
43-30734
Schaefers
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92844
Coffey
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain détruit
42-24077
Hamblin
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-30720
Harrison
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-23098
Krause
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-23121
Anglemyer
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15222
Hanson
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#27

Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15618
Curtis
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92097
Murdock
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92094
Cox
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92092
Smith
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92093
Dahl
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100879
Bussman
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92071
Frome
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24042
Elliott
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92098
Alderman
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain détruit
43-30735
Malakoff
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92099
Albers
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100675
Kearns
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-30725
Kelly
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24105
Delaplane
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100510
Chisholm

 

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