Airlanding serial 35 – 82nd Airborne Division – Operation Galvestone – Normandy 1944

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Composition of the Airlanding serials
82nd Airborne Division airlanding

Serial 35

Airfield: Aldermaston
Air transport unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group
Landing Zone: W
Mission: operation Galvestone
Landing hour: 07:20 (June 7, 1944 – D-Day+1)
Unit: 82nd Airborne Division

Legend:

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Waco Hadrian

Waco glider

This table illustrates the flight formation of the serial number 35 adopted by the air unit in charge of the transport of the soldiers transported by gliders on June 7, 1944 as part of operation Galvestone. 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
Garland
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Strean
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#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
43-15201
Morris
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Phillipson
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24045
Jones
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Nettekoven
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24047
Smith
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24050
Wendling
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Varley
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24051
Gordon
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Carroll
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15666
Stelma
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Nichols
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Tower
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92887
Olt
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24048
Mitchell
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Walking
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
869
Jacoby
Image : planeur Airspeed Horsa
43-40831
Oliver
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15665
Hultquist
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
DeShurley
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Birdzell
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24049
Stark
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Hansley
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Heath
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-93040
Bayne
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Chambers
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92909
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24038
Nelson
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39906
#46
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-74355
Corson
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#47
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#49
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#48
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
#50
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian

 

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