FRE 7066
IMAGEFather Christmas disembarks from a C-47 Skytrain of the 316th Troop Carrier Group to greet a crowd of children. The 316th Troop Carrier Group organised a Christmas party on Christmas Day 1944 at their base at Cottesmore for children from the nearby town of Oakham. Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '316 TCG, 25/12/44.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Date:
ContributorLucy May
Sources
Additional caption information from p.26 of Roger Freeman's 'Ninth Air Force in Colour'.