H W Chandler

Military

OXFORD #T1259 was damaged on 13 Feb 1944 when it swerved on ice and ran off the runway on landing at Nutts Corner on a ferry flight from Maghaberry. RTD. Chandler was a passenger being ferried to Nutts Corner.

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Units served with

A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 43-8386) and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29780) nicknamed "Silver Queen" of the 95th Bomb Group.

Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'C47 43-8386. Heston- 38D Silver Queen.'

27th Air Transport Group

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

Lieutenant Corfman, pilot of the 530th Fighter Squadron, 311th Fighter Group stands by a hole in the wing of his P-51 Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt. Corfman & hole.'

311th Ferry Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Transport

Aircraft

T1259

Aircraft Type: Oxford
Unit: 27th Air Transport Group

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Date11 Feb 2022 18:09:36

Contributorjmoore43

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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:48

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces