Serial 26 – 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 26

Airfield: Fulbeck
Air transport unit: 61st Troop Carrier Group
Drop zone: N
Drop hour: 02:38
Transported unit: 1st battalion & HQ, 507th PIR
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. 26 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
43-15158
Smith
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15124
Page
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15126
Bain
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92879
Gustafson
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100960
Henry
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92838
Barnes
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-93039
Hurn
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92449
Albrecht
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92456
Jacobs
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92420
Whittington
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92739
Peterson
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-108838
Anderson
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-108837
Harris
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92380
Miller
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain détruit
42-92415
Prince
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92382
Moynihan
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92413
Kempson
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92414
Hultgren
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain détruit
43-15119
Glassburn
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92424
Andreason
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92915
Ecklund
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain détruit
42-92462
Williams
#22

Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92422
Williams
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92703
Bailer
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15111
Cooper
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15359
Andrews
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92457
Grion
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15128
Crandell
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15064
Hayhoe
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15130
Patrick
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15120
Stalham
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15125
Osborne
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15122
Witt
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15121
Paulson
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15129
Allerton
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15131
Aldrin
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15138
Thompson
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15141
Houston
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92743
Imboden
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas SkytrainMyers
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15137
Maynard
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15139
McCormick
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15136
Tiedeman
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15132
Mills
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15133
Lippe

 

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