Airlanding serial 33 – 82nd Airborne Division – D-Day – Normandy 1944

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Composition of the D-Day serials
82nd Airborne Division airlanding

Serial 33

Airfield: Welford
Air transport unit: 435th Troop Carrier Group
Landing Zone: W
Mission : operation Elmira
Landing hour: 23:10 (D-Day – June 6, 1944)
Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
Legend:

Douglas C-47 Dakota brouillard

Douglas C-47 Dakota – Flight cancelled

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 33 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
Neale
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Herriage
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15297
Mueller
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Hand
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15113
Rawlins
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-23928
Callicoatte
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Carter
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92844
Coffey
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Evans
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24132
MacDonald
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Costi
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Chartier
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-68752
Clark
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15108
Boyde
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Miller
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100510
Lusk
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Parks
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
779
Maddalena, Jr.
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Cassiday
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24099
Rutberg
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15169
Ours
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
8730
Logan
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92084
Immel
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
100
Kratfel
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100668
Stewart
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24074
Swain
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
080
Humphrey
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24026
Webb
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Nunn
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-30730
Holmes
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Eston
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Parsons
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Van London
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Wogstadt
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Power
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
McMillen
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Hurt
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Vollmar
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Howard, Jr
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Pemberton
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Babuska
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Wales
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15618
Curtis
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Floyd
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Forbes
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Weaver
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92071
Frome
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Talley
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Berry
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92093
Dahl
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92092
Smith
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Smith
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92087
Bassett
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Jackson
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-68737
Clark
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Nelson
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Lett
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92097
Murdock
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92094
Cox
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Kenny
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100879
Kearns
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Doty
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24199
Caldwell
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Collins
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
Lee
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92099
Albers
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Ashton
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-23310
Charron
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Ballantyne
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-68734
Briner
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
French, Jr
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Goller
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24192
Harris
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Pritchard
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Hesketh
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Brindle
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Hall
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Jolly
#47
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-30725
Kelly
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Sanchez
#46
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Cox
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Holland
#48
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24076
Little
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Short
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Pedersen
#49
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24098
Sweetnam
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Johnson
#50
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24121
Hazelwood
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Humphrey

 

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