Airlanding serial 27 – 101st Airborne Division – D-Day – Normandy 1944

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101st Airborne Division airlanding

Serial 27

Airfield: Aldermaston
Air transport unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group
Landing Zone: E
Mission: Operation Chicago
Landing hour: 04:00
Unit: 101st Airborne Division
Legend:

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47 Dakota détruit

Destroyed Douglas C-47 Dakota

Waco Hadrian

Waco glider

This table illustrates the flight formation of the serial number 27 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

Robinson
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41430
Murphy
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Warriner
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain

Hansley
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Willoughby
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Ketcham
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Vogel
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Malloy
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Hopper
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Murray
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Gorman
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Laplante
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Lovingood
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Snyder
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Inglish
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Hidecavage
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15201
Hutton
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Dawson
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Phillips
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24040
Kluthe
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Rinkowski
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Bennett
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24041
Taylor
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24047
Smith
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Rubert
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24043
Light
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Allen
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100518
Miser
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Dodd
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Balaska
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24045
Jones
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24050
Wendling
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Hicks
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24051
Gordon
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Otte
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15666
Stelma
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Lieman
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Seiple
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92887
Olt
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24044
Mitchell
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Bunch
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
869
Jacoby
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Biggs
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100890
Gardner
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Putz
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Blanche
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24052
Devitt
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Seward
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15675
Gunn
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Gregory
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-56506
Bogue
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Rishel
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Howard
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Kull
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Lunday
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
McGee
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
VanPelt
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92919
Lundgren
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Geisinger
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24062
Jones
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39990
Stull
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41826
Morales
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Batlan
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-46574
Butler
#46
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Stoner
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Hewson
#47
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#49
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15502
Whitmore
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Meyers
#48
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-46523
Buckley
#50
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Durden
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Calvani
#51
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain détruit
43-15101
Howard
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Kile
#52
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Green

 

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