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Benjamin F Kendig Jr

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Painted wooden sign board, depicting the emblem of the 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, USAAF. Previously hung outside the squadron’s photo laboratory at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire during the Second World War. This signboard was created at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire c.1944. It hung outside the 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron’s Laboratory. In March 1945, when the unit moved to Chalgrove, the Commanding Officer Major Walter Dale Shade (1918-2005), got a base carpenter to cut the board

13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-24269) of the 316th Troop Carrier Group at Goxhill. Handwritten on reverse: ''44. Goxhill. Douglas C-47 - 224269. 316th Troop Carrier Group.'

316th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

44th Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.

7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

Zene L Riley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group
Service Numbers: 37146559
Role/Job: Crew Chief, Line Chief

Aircraft

41-20126

Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group

43-15671

Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron

Missions

A C-47 Skytrain of the 438th Troop Carrier Group tugs a glider, as it takes off from Greenham Common on D-Day. Handwritten caption on reverse: '438 TCG. Greenham Common, 6/6/44.'

IX Troop Carrier Command Field Order 1

Date: 6 June 1944
Official Description:

Places

Father Christmas disembarks from a C-47 Skytrain of the 316th Troop Carrier Group to greet a crowd of Children. Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '316 TCG, 25/12/44.'

Cottesmore

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date25 Jan 2019 11:13:02

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

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"Valor Without Arms" , A History of the 316th Troop Carrier Group, 1942-1945, by Michael N. Ingrisano Jr.

Date2 Jan 2016 04:26:15

Contributor[email protected]

Changes

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Book "Valor Without Arms" by Michael N. Ingrisano.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:23

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia