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43-15628

Tow ship for Horsa HG915 6-Jun-44, pilot Capt Frederick H Tarbell, RTB. Landing accident Gotha North/R-4 Cat 4 damage pilot Lt Jay A Norem, 16-4-45.

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Units served with

A C-47 Skytrain nicknamed "Mary Co-Ed II" of the 434th Troop Carrier Group. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group .

434th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

72nd Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

Places

Aerial photograph of Aldermaston airfield looking south, C-47 Skytrains are parked on grass and Horsa gliders in the revetments, a B-17 Flying Fortress is taxying on the runway; the control tower is in the centre with T2 hangars above, 10 July 1946. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1646. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Aldermaston

Site type: Airfield

Aircraft

HG-915

Aircraft Type: Horsa
Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron

Revisions

Date2 Feb 2016 13:49:41

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

MACR 13086.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=43-15628&Submit4=Go
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19450416-6