42-24190 Sugar Puss
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 7070 - Lieutenant Gilbert Estelle (centre), a pilot of the 438th Troop Carrier Group with his crew and their C-47 Skytrain nicknamed "Sugar Puss" at...
Assigned to 90TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Damaged by Flak, limped back to RAF Warmwell after Crew Chief Sgt Porto spliced fuel lines in the air !! Sold post war into civilian hands and served on US, Canadian and Peruvian airlines.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Combat damaged |
Warmwell, Dorchester DT2, UK | 7 June 1944 | Damaged by Flak, limped back to RAF Warmwell after C/C Sgt Porto spliced fuel lines in the air !! |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
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Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | Assigned to 90TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO By David Isby
http://www.usairborne.be/Roster/ROSTER-507PIR.pdf
