Airlanding serial 37 – 82nd Airborne Division – D-Day – Normandy 1944

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82nd Airborne Division airlanding

Serial 37

Airfield: Merryfield
Air transport unit: 441st Troop Carrier Group
Landing Zone: W
Landing hour: 09:10 (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 37 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
42-101003
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-27345
Crum
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101008
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39753
Atteberry
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101007
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101010
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41414
Culwell
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101009
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-19919
Kimball
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101005
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-19917
Bowman
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40953
Strachan
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15094
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101004
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41425
Atkins
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-92905
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39783
Hulet
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101013
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41415
McGarry
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41336
Secaur
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15656
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101022
Cousin
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41032
Griffith
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15355
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41406
Kirkpatrick
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101015
McGeorge
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41448
Dalrymple
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Yarter
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101023
Lemons
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15102
Connelly
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41302
Pachico
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-93078
Comley
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-79080
Leemhuis
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39747
Laudrille
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-19874
Lindsey
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101020
Weaker
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101021
Eastman
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40069
Littell
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-93041
Harris
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-19913
Timmons
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92677
Burchfiel
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39757
Loftis
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Kulasa
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101024
Mudrow
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101032
Neblett
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-19753
McConnell
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92741
Yakos
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39687
Tudor
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101035
Hendricks
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41818
Yost
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41400
Stritto
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92911
Peters
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101028
Trenck
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41413
Lattin
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100867
Davenport, Jr.
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39789
Sander
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101034
Alban
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-19773
Lundeen
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-74015
Meshew
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101029
Keeter
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-93038
Tuck
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-56473
Powers
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101030
Weyhing
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41404
Webb
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92681
Wallin
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-56506
43-41038
Maltby
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39949
McDuffie
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101033
Birch
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15033
Funston
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-39754
Zett
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-101031
Alleman
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41426
Herring
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15034
Herrick
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40125
Porter
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-79079
Stubbs
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15035
Henretty
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15037
Kreisher
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-77413
Perkins
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15036
Webster
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-77414
Smith
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15039
Alexander
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40936
Teller
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-40917
Rooney
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15040
Dawson
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15042
Clippard
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-77715
Perrone
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15041
Stephens
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-56192
Spooner
#46
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15038
Rapkiewica
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-56229
Switzer
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
Troutman
#47
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15043
Ullmann
#49
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-93068
Stanton
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41301
Gardner
#48
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15135
Wittkamp
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-41030
Todd
#50
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-100870
Suggs
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
43-19951
Whitcomb
Image : planeur Waco Hadrian
42-73580
Kugel

 

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