Air supply serial 38 – Operation Freeport – Normandy 1944

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Composition of the airlanding serials
Operation Freeport – Air supply

Serial 38

Airfield: Barkston Heath
Air transport unit: 61st Troop Carrier Group
Drop zone: N
Drop hour: 06:11 (June 7, 1944 – D-Day+1)
Mission: Operation Freeport
Legend:

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Douglas C-47 Dakota détruit

Destroyed Douglas C-47 Dakota

This table illustrates the formation of serial number 38 adopted by the air unit in charge of the air supply of American troops on June 7, 1944 over the Cotentin Peninsula as part of Operation Freeport. 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.

53rd Troop Carrier Squadron
#1
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Hoyt
#3
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#2
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#7
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#4
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#9
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#8
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#6
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#5
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#10
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#12
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#11
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#13
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#14
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
59th Troop Carrier Squadron
#15
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#17
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#16
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#21
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#18
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#23
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#22
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#20
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#19
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#24
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#26
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#25
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
15th Troop Carrier Squadron
#27
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15183
McMurtry
#29
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92897
Breeden
#28
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24208
McGuinness
#33
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-32934
Moon
#30
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-32930
Perkinson
#35
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92875
Ten Eyck
#34
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-24322
Smith
#32
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92776
Beveridge
#31
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-92836
Gordon
#36
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-23637
Montgomery
#38
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
43-15309
Irvine
#37
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-23933
Doucet
#39
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-23332
Steed
#40
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-5693
Faulkner
14th Troop Carrier Squadron
#41
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#43
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#42
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#47
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#44
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#49
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#48
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#46
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
42-23335
Franscioni
#45
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#50
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
#52
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain
Adamson
#51
Image : avion C-47 Douglas Skytrain

 

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