87th Troop Carrier Squadron

Squadron
media-16552.jpeg UPL 16552 C-47 Skytrain 42-92847 'That's All Brother' of 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, 9th AF. Lead ship of Mission Albany the air dropping of 6600 US paratroops into Normandy, France on the eve of D-Day.

USAAF Video Still.

Object Number - UPL 16552 - C-47 Skytrain 42-92847 'That's All Brother' of 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, 9th AF. Lead ship of Mission Albany the air...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Greenham Common

People

George P Addis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18071848 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Mishel Bernstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33197966
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: C-47 Crew Member

Barney Vernell Blankenship

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George Herman Buhl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group 438th Troop Carrier Group 86th Troop Carrier Squadron 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-060859
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Glider Pilot

Harry A Chalfant

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Aircraft

42-100637

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Nicknames: Carried the name Little Joe after 85th Sqdn pilot Lt Joseph Gann
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron

42-100742

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron

42-100745

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron

42-92847

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Nicknames: - That's All Brother
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron

43-15320

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron

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Sources

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)

87th Troop Carrier Squadron: Gallery (5 items)

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