42-100646
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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
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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
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Sources
Roger Freeman Photo.
http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/drop_serie_12.htm