314th Troop Carrier Group
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Poix-en-Picardie
Military site : airfield
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C-47 Skytrains of the 314th Troop Carrier Group, lined up in France. Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '314 TCG, 24/3/45.'
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C-47 Skytrains of the 314th Troop Carrier Group lined up in France. Written on slide casing: '314TCG, 24/3/45.'
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Major Bennett Y Allen, a glider officer of the 314th Troop Carrier Group, and Lieutenant Colonel James J Roberts, Commanding Officer of the 313th Troop Carrier Group, stand with Allen's CG-4A Glider (serial no. 43-41872). The original caption for this photo in the book Ninth Air Force in Colour mentions that this photo was taken at Poix, France on the morning of the 24th March 1945 when the 314thTCG were taking part in Operation Varsity. Lt Col James J Roberts had been promoted to take command of the 52nd Troop Carrier Wing two weeks previous to the 24th March 1945 Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '314 TCG.'
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A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-92862) of the 314th Troop Carrier Group takes off. Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '314TCG, 24/3/45.'
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CG-4A Gliders of the 314th Troop Carrier Group are lined up in preparation for towing by C-47 Skytrains. Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '314 TCG, 24/3/45.'
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CG-4A Gliders of the 314th Troop Carrier Group are lined up in preparation for towing by C-47 Skytrains, including a C-47 nicknamed "Witch Hazel". Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '314th TCG, 24/3/45.'
Poix-en-Picardie was used by the 314th Troop Carrier Group from February and October 1945. From Poix, the 314th released gliders carrying troops and equipment to the Wesel area on 24 March 1945 when the Allies launched the airborne assault across the Rhine (known as Operation Varsity).
For detailed information:
http://www.forgottenairfields.com/france/picardy/somme/poix-en-picardie-...
Detailed history
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English Heritage's record description
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Service
Units
People
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Grover Alexander
Military | Corporal | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew. -
Theodore Brewer
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Crew Chief, C-47, Troop Carrier Squadron,
Ted Brewer enlisted in the Army Air Corps a week after Pearl Harbor, aged 19 years. He served with the 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron in French Morocco, Tunisia, Castelvetrano -Sicily (taking part in Operation Husky). The unit was then assigned to RAF... -
Earl Burns
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew. -
Beverly Izlar
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain #42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew. -
George Johnson
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew. -
Francis Maloney
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew. -
Theodore McCrocklin
Military | Sergeant | Crew Chief | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 January 2016 13:53:27 | Lucy May | Created entry with name, number, known as, latitude, longitude, description and media associations |
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Correspondence with local researcher Philippe Filassier. |
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