Serial 19 – 82nd Airborne Division – D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials

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82nd Airborne Division paratroopers
Composition of the D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials

Serial 19

Airfield: Spanhoe
Air transport unit: 315th Troop Carrier Group
Drop zone: O
Drop hour: 02:03
Transported unit: 1st battalion of the 505th PIR, HQ of the 505th PIR, one platoon of the 307th AEB, elements of the Division HQ

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. 19 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
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McLelland
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#2
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#10
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#7
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#12
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#11
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#9
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#8
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#13
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#15
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#14
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#19
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#16
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#21
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#20
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#18
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#17
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#22
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#24
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#23
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#28
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#25
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#30
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#29
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#27
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#26
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#31
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#33
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#32
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#37
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43-30650
Dekin
#34
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#39
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43-15206
Campbell
#38
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42-92682
Holshouser
#36
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#43

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#47
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#45
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#44
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#49
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42-108912
Baucke

 

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