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314th Troop Carrier Group

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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.'

    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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  • C-47

    C-47 "Full House" 314th TCG - 61st TCS

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  • C-47A-35-DL #42-23829

    C-47A-35-DL #42-23829 "Bettie D" 314th TCG Taking off from Attlebridge

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  • C-47 Skytrains of the 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Barkston Heath? Saltby?'

    C-47 Skytrains of the 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Barkston Heath? Saltby?'

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  • A C-109 Liberator Express (2R-B, serial number 42-51839) of the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Consolidated C-109 Liberator 42-51839 2R-B. 50 TCS - 314 TCG - IX TCC - 9th AF. Lyon-Bron 1945. Photo credit: M. Chaboud (SLHADA).'

    A C-109 Liberator Express (2R-B, serial number 42-51839) of the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Consolidated C-109 Liberator 42-51839 2R-B. 50 TCS - 314 TCG - IX TCC - 9th AF. Lyon-Bron 1945. Photo credit: M. Chaboud (SLHADA).'

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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

    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.'

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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.'

    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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  • 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.'

    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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  • 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.'

    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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  • 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.'

    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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Stations

Station Location Date
Based Saltby February 1944 – March 1945
Based Poix-en-Picardie February 1945 – October 1945

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People

  • 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.

  • Bennett Allen

    Military | Major | Glider pilot | 314th Troop Carrier Group

  • Mitchell Bacon

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio operator | 314th Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 50TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply Cotentin peninsula 7-Jun-44; Tracer started fire in fuselage, after dropping supplies, A/C took more tracer and then crashed in vicinity of Ste-Marie-Eglise. Killed in Action (KIA)...

  • Andrew Barraco

    Military | Corporal | Radio operator | 314th Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 32TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Cotentin peninsula 7-Jun-44; A/C downed by flak, found crashed and burnt out 1 mile NE Sebeville, FR. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5697 Awards: AM, PH.

  • Robert Bennett

    Military | Captain | Pilot | 314th Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 32TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Re-Supply mission to Cotentin peninsula in C-47 43-15146; A/C crashed 2 miles NNE of Picauville. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5712 Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

  • William Buckley

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 314th Troop Carrier Group
    Killed in action on 18 September 1944 when C-47 42-93001 crashed at Rhenen during a Market Garden Operation.

  • 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.

  • Isadore Caplan

    Military | 314th Troop Carrier Group

  • Vincent Chiodo

    Military | 314th Troop Carrier Group

  • Edward Daley

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Crew chief | 314th Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 50TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply Cotentin peninsula 7-Jun-44; Tracer started fire in fuselage, after dropping supplies, A/C took more tracer and then crashed in vicinity of Ste-Marie-Eglise. Killed in Action (KIA)...

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Aircraft

  • 41-18603

    C-47 Skytrain

  • 41-38679

    C-47 Skytrain
    Assigned to 32TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Cotentin peninsula 7-Jun-44; A/C downed by flak, found crashed and burnt out 1 mile NE Sebeville, FR. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5697

  • 42-100896

    C-47 Skytrain

  • 42-108982

    C-47 Skytrain
    Crashed at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 en route from Poix to Renfrew. The crew consisting of George Johnson, Earl Burns, Beverly Izlar, Theodore McCrocklin and Francis Maloney and two passengers, Grover Alexander and John Dunlop Main of the RAF were all...

  • 42-23366

    C-47 Skytrain

  • 42-5689

    C-47 Skytrain

  • 42-68761

    C-53 Skytrooper

  • 42-68809

    C-53 Skytrooper

  • 42-92839

    C-47 Skytrain

  • 42-93001

    C-47 Skytrain
    On 18 September 1944, carrying troops of the 156th and 11th Battalions of the Parachute Regiment during Operation Market Garden, the aircraft crashed. The right hand engine was on fire when it was approaching the drop zone near Wageningen. A forced...

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Air Force
9th
Type
Combat
Type category
Troop Carrier
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Aircraft used
  • C-47 Skytrain
  • CG-4A Haig

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:45 AAM AAM ingest
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)

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