Airlanding serial 31 – 82nd Airborne Division – D-Day – Normandy 1944

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82nd Airborne Division airlanding

Serial 31

Airfield: Greenham Common
Air transport unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group
Landing Zone: W
Mission: operation Elmira
Landing hour: 21:20 (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 31 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.

#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100738

Daniel
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LG 687
Cawthon
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100742
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#47
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#46
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#48
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#49
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Perry
#1
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
LG 496
Meisburger
#50
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40145
Darling
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15174
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-77717
Clement
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100755
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100753
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39890
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41438
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Doyle
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92894
Cromie
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Clark

 

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