Airlanding serial 28 – 82nd Airborne Division – D-Day – Normandy 1944

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82nd Airborne Division airlanding

serial 28

Airfield: Ramsbury
Air transport unit 437th Troop Carrier Group
Landing Zone: O
Mission: operation Detroit
Landing hour: 04:07
Unit: 82nd 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 28 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
42-108870
Hudgens
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41430
Murphy
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92863
White
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Warriner
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15160
Powell
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100573
Graul
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Willoughby
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100653
Lehr
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79199
Edinger
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100577
Crowe, Jr.
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Vogel
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-74320
Rounds
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100574
Curtis
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100578
Wagoner
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-56304
Ryan, Jr.
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100972
Clark, Jr.
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-46572
Davis
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100579
Rudolph, Jr
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-47425
Wharton
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41831
Rollins
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100580
Sargent
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100581
Elkin
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-56290
Zinser
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100575
Field
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79185
Moyer
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100802
Ellis, Jr.
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41825
Barber
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-36665
White
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100582
Doran
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100576
Emerson, Jr.
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41056
Miller
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100801
Gilmore
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-62750
Alison
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92867
Bissonnette
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41429
Hoehne
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79155
O'Hora
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100660
Cathcart
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100854
Russell
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79200
Appleman
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100652
Parrish
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79194
Christenson
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100886
Fleming
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-47420
Word
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-27452
Lumbard
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100656
Schaaf
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100657
Frisbie
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41832
Laird
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100982
Engle
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79225
Kennedy
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92881
Fleming
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-42243
Martins
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40197
Loving
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100655
McManus
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100661
Hutchison
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-27451
May
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100985
Chesher, Jr.
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40113
Bolan
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100807
Gray
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79156
Russel
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-46517
Carson, Jr
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15311
Christiana
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100659
Myers
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41047
Powers
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100651
Fonda
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40199
Brewster
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15313
Frederic
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian

42-47400
Jones
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79214
Cederwall
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100808
Stockard, Jr.
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15615
Campbell
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-36719
Wildermuth
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15100
Ganger
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40117
McCann
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100680
Wurst
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79208
Rhoades, Jr.
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-74060
Wice
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15302
Litton, Jr.
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100584
Wolanski
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41434
Birkelbach
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100592
Jene
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41077
Miller
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100693
Hammer
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-46522
Zumwalt
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-68334
Shufelberger
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100831
Wallett
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100889
Fisher
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41049
Lester
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15167
Hanraty
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40146
Parrish
#46
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100974
Gates, Jr.
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-46514
Smith
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-46515
Lenburg
#47
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100804
Waltman
#49
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100590
Fox
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41828
Thacker
#48
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100585
Raklewicz
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40196
Lang
#50
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100591
Biggs
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-53173
Jensen
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79198
Murphy
#51
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100583
Bilon
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-43674
Merrick
#52
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain détruit
42-100803
Lawson
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-27453
Larkinn

 

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