Serial 9 – 101st Airborne Division – D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials

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101st Airborne Division paratroopers
Composition of the D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials

Serial 9

Airfield: Membury
Air transport unit: 436th Troop Carrier Group
Drop zone: A
Drop hour: 00:55
Transported unit: 1st battalion, 502nd P.I.R.

This table illustrates the flight formation adopted by the air unit in charge of transporting paratroopers on June 6, 1944 during Operation Neptune, as part of the No. 9 serial. The position and the corresponding number (written in chalk on aircraft) are listed as well as the aircraft serial number and the pilot name when known.

#1
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Williams
#3
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#2
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#7
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#4
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#9
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#8
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#6
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#5
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#10
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#12
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#11
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#16
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#13
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#18
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#17
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#15
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#14
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#19
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Brack
#21
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#20
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#25
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#22
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#27
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#26
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#24
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#23
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#28
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Farley
#30
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#29
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#34
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#31
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#36
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#35
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#33
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#32
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