Airlanding serial 30 – 82nd Airborne Division – D-Day – Normandy 1944

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82nd Airborne Division airlanding

Serial 30

Airfield: Ramsbury
Air transport unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group
Landing Zone: W
Mission: operation Elmira
Landing hour: 21:10 (D-Day – June 6, 1944)
Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
Legend:

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47 Dakota détruit

Destroyed Douglas C-47 Dakota

Horsa Airspeed

Horsa glider

Waco Hadrian

Waco glider

This table illustrates the flight formation of the serial number 30 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
43-15160

French
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
DP 616
Frank
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100572
Williams
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LG 721
Fasking
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100895
Bivings
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100573
Graul
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
DP 671
Burris
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15344
Sousley, Jr.
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LH 125
Neumeister
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100577
Crowe, Jr.
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LG 881
McPherren
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
HG 770
Sands
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100574
Curtis
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100578
Wagoner
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LG 887
Lancaster
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100972
Clark, Jr.
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LJ 161
Salemme
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100579
Rudolph, Jr.
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LF 923
Buchan
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LF 898
Talty
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100580
Sargent
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15494
Elkin
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LG 930
Smith
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100575
Field
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
HG 935
Welch
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100802
Ellis, Jr.
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
HG 922
Whipple
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
DP 809
Nicholson
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15667
Doran
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15315
Campbell
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LJ 182
Shupp
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100576
Gilmore
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Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LH 954
Taylor
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100676
Dix
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LJ 216
Huckleberry
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LJ 230
Brewer
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15493
Gifford
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39787
Brough
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15630
Hennlich
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79190
Hurney
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15668
Russell
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100808
Stockard, Jr
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39710
Campbell
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-93007
Depriest
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79392
Cranford
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100807
Gray
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41809
Carlton
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-56539
Code
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-108870
Emerson, Jr
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79391
Davis
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15100
Ganger
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41798
Doberneck

 

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