42-100646

Personnel prepare to board a C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group at Nordholz. Image via John Quincy. media-395790.jpg FRE 7072 Personnel prepare to board a C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group at Nordholz. Image via John Quincy. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 7072 - Personnel prepare to board a C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group at Nordholz. Image via John Quincy.

Assigned to 47TCS, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. Chalk #67 Serial 12 D-Day carrying members of 2nd btn, 506th PIR.



Post war: Aircraft sold to to Finnair 26-Oct-46 as OH-LCB; to Finnish AF 1963 as DO-7. Sold 1983 to Dutch Dakota Association as PH-DDA. Crashed into North Sea 25-Sep-96 with loss of all six crew and 26 passengers.

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