UPL 28448
IMAGEParatroopers get final instructions before leaving on aircraft 43-15087, chalk #2, piloted by Capt. Matt J. Luoma of the 95th Troop Carrier Squadron, prior to departing for the D-Day drop on Normandy.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Nicknames: Lady Lillian
- Unit: 440th Troop Carrier Group 95th Troop Carrier Squadron
Mission
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Official Description: