42-100637 Carried the name Little Joe after 85th Sqdn pilot Lt Joseph Gann
Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Piloted by Lt Col Lucion N Powell on operation Overlord 7-Jun-44.
Post war: Sold to Societe Aigle Azur 5-Oct-51. Fatally crashed after in-flight fire, accident occurred at Phou-Lassi Hill (Laos) while en route from Vientiane-Wattay Airport. 16-Jun-53.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron Headquarters (437th Troop Carrier Group)
- Service Numbers: O-339768
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Operation Overlord |
Normandy, France | 7 June 1944 | Flown on operation Overlord 7-Jun-44. Pilot Lt Col Lucion N Powell. |
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Other Sold into civilian hands |
Hanoi, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam | 5 October 1951 | Sold to Societe Aigle Azur 5-Oct-51 |
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Crashed |
Phou Lassi, Laos | 16 June 1953 | Fatal crash after in-flight fire, accident occurred at Phou-Lassi Hill (Laos) while en route from Vientiane-Wattay Airport. 16-Jun-53. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
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Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorRamsbury437
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Sources
This aircraft flew Mission GALVESTON and mission VARSITY with the 437th TCG. Col Luke Powell was pilot for Galveston; this was before Powell went on to command the 438th TCG. I do not think the A/C served with the 438th TCG.