42-100751 Growin Pains
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UPL 35284
Bob Hope and Crew
Original vintage print.
Assigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Flown over to ETO by Capt Robert W Gates crew.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
51400 Prosnes, France | 9 May 1945 | Taxiing Accident Prosnes/A-79 Cat 3 damage Lt Robert F Cobb, 9-May-45. C-47A 42-100751 - 88TCS 438TCG 9AF |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | Assigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=100751&Submit4=Go
Into Fields of Fire: The Story of the 438th Troop Carrier Group During World War II By W. L. George Collins
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=100751&Submit4=Go
Into Fields of Fire: The Story of the 438th Troop Carrier Group During World War II By W. L. George Collins