53rd Troop Carrier Wing

Wing

media-33219.jpeg UPL 33219 "Formations of Douglas C-47s of the Troop Carrier Air Division of the Twelfth Air Force, wing their way to their dropping zones to dislodge their cargo of fierce and tough paratroops. France."

- Douglas C-47 Transports of the 78TCS, 435TCG, 53TCW, 9AF. [ C-47's Coded CM-K, B, D, W and Q ]

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Object Number - UPL 33219 - "Formations of Douglas C-47s of the Troop Carrier Air Division of the Twelfth Air Force, wing their way to their dropping zones to dislodge their...

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Type Category: Supply

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Type Category: Other

People

Jay Edward Bloch

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 53rd Troop Carrier Wing 437th Troop Carrier Group 84th Troop Carrier Squadron
Service Numbers: O - 731 802
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Power Pilot

Julia A Boles

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 53rd Troop Carrier Wing 392nd Bomb Group

Charles W Bounds

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
Nationality: American
Unit: 53rd Troop Carrier Wing 392nd Bomb Group

Wilfred C Brand

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
Nationality: American
Unit: 53rd Troop Carrier Wing 392nd Bomb Group

Richard Mervyn

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command 53rd Troop Carrier Wing 436th Troop Carrier Group 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron
Service Numbers: O-699697
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-100568

Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Nicknames: Black Sheep
Unit: 53rd Troop Carrier Wing 436th Troop Carrier Group 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron

42-108991

Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Unit: 53rd Troop Carrier Wing 436th Troop Carrier Group 79th Troop Carrier Squadron

Mission

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:

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:44

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / 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)