87th Air Transport Squadron

Squadron

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Warton

People

Charles Francis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 87th Air Transport Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Theodore E Garland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 87th Air Transport Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-664390
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Sigmond E Hausner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 87th Air Transport Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Royal A Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 87th Air Transport Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Edward Walter Mercker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 2 310th Ferry Squadron 325th Ferry Squadron 87th Air Transport Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15101668
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Aircraft

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia.

Updates and amendments to associations from:
- www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/documents/US-units-June-44.doc
List supplied courtesy of Mr Phil Grinton from California, February 2004. From the website of the D-Day Museum, Portsmouth (www.ddaymuseum.co.uk).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)