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84th Squadron C47A No 42100591 pictured here was originally photographed by Joseph C Antrim. It was taken somewhere in Europe in 1944/45. Fortunately, 591 is still airworthy and still wearing 84th Squadron markings with the Valiant Air Command in Titusville, Florida. See this link for more details: https://www.valiantaircommand.com/c-47-tico-belle Photo credit: the late Joseph Carson Antrim via Neil Stevens, Wilts and Berks ETO Research Group
Training run of "806" C-47
Floyd Kelly with members of crew in front of C-47 "806"f
Normandy D-Day Crew: Joe Antrim, Captain Floyd Kelly Pilot, Joe Salisbury, Don Bolce, George Montgomery
C-47 pilot, 437th Troop Carrier Group.
On the Mission ALBANY orders, Joe is listed as Co-pilot of C-47 # 42-100806, Chalk # 82. For Mission GALVESTON, he is listed as Co-pilot of C-47 # 43-15252, Chalk # 13. On the 12 July 1944 movement orders from Ramsbury to Montalto, he is listed as Co-pilot of C-47 #42-100978. Resupply and air-evacuation orders on 24 August 1944 listed him as co-pilot of C-47 # 42-100638.
After the war he was in the Air Force Reserve and retired as a Lt Col.
He was a member of the 437th TCG Association and was listed on their rosters from 1950 until 2003.
A detailed biography can be found at http://old.506infantry.org/his2ndbnwwiiarticle08.html
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | S/Sgt/Radio Operator of C-47 #42-100806
S/Sgt. Donald Bolce served in US Army Air Corps Nov. 12, 1942 to September 25, 1945. Not only was he a brave airman of the 437th Troop Carrier Group but, after the war throughout his 96 years, he shared hundreds of photos of his time in Europe during...
Military | Captain | Captain of C-47 | 437th Troop Carrier Group
JANUARY 1944, FLEW THE SOUTHERN ROUTE TO ENGLAND, VIA SOUTH AMERICA TO ASCENSION ISLAND, LIBERIA, DAKAR, MOROCCO AND PAST THE BAY OF BISCAY TO ENGLAND. ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944, AS A PILOT FLIGHT LEADER OF THE 85TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 437TH TROOP...
Group
Constituted as the 437th Troop Carrier Group on 15 April 1943, it was activated on 01 May 1943 in Dunnellon, FL. They trained with C-46 and C-47 aircraft for duty overseas with the Ninth Air Force. They moved to England during January and February of...
Squadron
C-47 Skytrain
To Norwegian AF as 2100591, then to Danish AF Aug 1956 as 68-684, later K-684, then to civil registry as N3239T. Owned and operated by the Valiant Air Command Museum, Titusville, FL; named the "Tico Belle". The aircraft was damaged Jul 9, 2001 in...
C-47 Skytrain
C-47 42-100806 participated in IN D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE; OPERATION MARKET GARDEN IN HOLLAND; OPERATION DRAGOON; THE AIRBORNE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE; THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE RESUPPLY BY PARACHUTE TO THE SURROUNDED 101ST AIRBORNE AT...
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF operational training station, Ramsbury was allocated while under construction to the Eighth Air Force as a transport base. Built during 1942, it had eventually three concrete runways, 28 pan and 24 loop hardstandings, and two T2...
Military site : airfield
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| Born | Ohio, USA | 20 October 1915 |
| Died | California, USA | 22 November 2003 |
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| 04 June 2018 16:49:22 | jaxticotribute | Changes to middlename, service number, role, biography, events and place associations |
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| 26 July 2017 11:18:09 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography and unit associations |
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