D-Day : Normandy 1944 - U.S. Airborne in Cotentin Peninsula and the IX Troop Carrier Command

U.S. Airborne in Cotentin Peninsula

	The US Airborne
	Order of battle 82nd
	Order of batlle 101st
	Field Order 6 - 82nd
	Field Order 1 - 101st
	Parachute Table
	Glider missions
	Maps
	Casualty Report
	Debriefing conference
	After action 82nd A/B
	Rep. 101st Pathfinders
	Rep. 82nd Pathfinders

	Troop Carrier
	IX Troop Carrier Cmd.
	The planes & gliders
	Flight formations
	Documents
	Statistical Tables

	Articles
	Crash Sites
	Aircraft serial numbers
	Pathfinders First
	C-47 / C-53 Veterans

	Medal of Honor Recipients

	Roll of Honor IX Troop Carrier Cmd. 505th P.I.R. 507th P.I.R. 508th P.I.R. 325th G.I.R. 307th A.E.B. 501st P.I.R. 502nd P.I.R. 506th P.I.R. 401st G.I.R. 326th A.E.B.

	Testimony Leslie Palmer Cruise All testimonies

	Inquiry Massacre at Hemevez

	Photo Album 505th P.I.R. Airborne in Normandy The SNAFU Special

	Bibliography References

IX Troop Carrier Command C-47 / C-53 Veterans

- D-Day veterans still flying
Douglas C-47s / C-53s which have confirmed participation in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and are currently maintained in flying condition.

C-47A-1-DL
Serial : #42-23310 - Nickname : unknown
435th Troop Carrier Group
75th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial #33 mission Elmira (glider tow) - Chalk #40
Aircrew : Charron - Goodman - none - Keith - Hess
Glider pilots : Ballantyne - Mc Geehee

C-47A-45-DL
Serial : #42-24105 - Nickname : unknown
435th Troop Carrier Group
77th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #13 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #42
Aircrew : Delaplace - Timmons - none - Jackson - Smith

C-47-DL
Serial : #42-32832 - Nickname : unknown
61st Troop Carrier Group
53rd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #25 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #41
Aircrew : King - Timmins - none - Stone - Decker
Board loading manifest : known

C-47-DL
Serial : #42-32833 - Nickname : unknown
61st Troop Carrier Group
14h Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #24 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #21
Aircrew : Lyon - Vrabel - none - Muszynski - Bodden
Board loading manifest : known
Serial : #38 mission Freeport (Resupply) - Chalk : unknown
Aircrew : unknown

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92451 / FZ668 - Nickname : unknown
46 Group RAF
271 Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Nicholl - Dale - Marsden - Caves

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92489 / FZ692 - Nickname : Kwicherbichen
46 Group RAF
233 Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : McRae - Delarmere - Milne - Davidson
Operation Robroy One (Resupply)
Aircrew : Dober - Barlow - Barlette - Tyrell

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92493 / FZ694 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
512 Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Reed - O'Connor - Jones - McLeod
Operation Robroy One (Resupply)
Aircrew : Waltham - Ekers - Burden - Evans

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92550 / KG354 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
512 Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Shaw - Close - Bryant - Thayer
Operation Mallard (Glider Tow)
Aircrew : Davis - Savage - Ring - Sowersby
Glider Pilots : Unknown

C-47A-10-DK
Serial : #42-92606 / KG395 - Nickname : unknown
46 Group RAF
48 Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Operation Mallard (Glider tow)
Aircrew : Keiller - Barry - Birch - Parry
Glider pilots : Unknown

C-47A-10-DK
Serial : #42-92615 / KG400 - Nickname : unknown
46 Group RAF
233 Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Chesney - Johnson - Coppel - Simmons

C-47A-15-DK
Serial : #42-92847 - Nickname : That's All Brother
438th Troop Carrier Group
87th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #7 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #1
Aircrew : Donalson - Daniel - Blankenship - Shallcross - Groswird - Wilson - Chalfant

C-47A-65-DL
Serial : #42-100521 - Nickname : Night Fright
436th Troop Carrier Group
79th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #9 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #20
Aircrew : Watson - Hardt - none - McKnight - Voss

C-47A-65-DL
Serial : #42-100591 - Nickname : Tico Belle
437th Troop Carrier Group
84th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #28 mission Detroit (glider tow) - Chalk : #50
Aircrew : Bloch - Hill II - none - Quinn - Calhoun
Glider pilots : Murphy - Hiti
Serial : #34 mission Galveston (glider tow) - Chalk : #50
Aircrew : Bloch - Hill II - none - Quinn - Calhoun
Glider pilots : Schuessler Jr - Hampton

C-47A-70-DL
Serial : #42-100823 - Nickname : unknown
439th Troop Carrier Group
91st Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (glider tow) - Chalk : #42
Aircrew : Culp Jr - x - x - x
Glider pilots : Hynes - x

C-47A-75-DL
Serial : #42-100931 - Nickname : Unknown
440th Troop Carrier Group
97th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #16 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #30
Aircrew : Gentry - x - none - x - x

C-47A-80-DL
Serial : #43-15211 - Nickname : unknown
439th Troop Carrier Group
92nd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #12 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #47
Aircrew : Petty - x - x - x - x

C-47A-60-DL
Serial : #43-30647 - Nickname : Virginia Ann
61st Troop Carrier Group
59th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #24 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #1
Aircrew : Mitchell - Smith - Scharf - Rosenthal - Morris
Board Loading Manifest : Known

C-47A-60-DL
Serial : #43-30652 - Nickname : unknown
316th Troop Carrier Group
36th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #18 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #37
Aircrew : Fahy - x - x - x - McDonald
Board loading manifest : 14 paratroopers known

C-47A-60-DL
Serial : #43-30732 - Nickname : unknown
61st Troop Carrier Group
14th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #24 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #24
Aircrew : Moh - Martzon - none - Blomdal - Gray
Board Loading Manifest : known

- D-Day veterans - Static display in a museum
Douglas C-47s / C-53s which have confirmed participation in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and are currently in static display in a museum.

C-47-DL
Serial : #41-18487 - Nickname : Unknown
313th Troop Carrier Group
48th Troop Carrier Squadron

D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #23 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #58
Aircrew : Ritter - Wilson - Karn - Mitchell - Reardon
Static Display : BAN Lann-Bihoué, France.

C-47A-35-DL
Serial : #42-23936 - Nickname : Unknown
438th Troop Carrier Group
89th Troop Carrier Squadron

D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #8 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #53
Aircrew : Hanscom - Johnson - none - Ferguson - Keeling
Static Display : The War Museum, Overloon, The Netherlands.

C-47-DL
Serial : #42-24049 - Nickname : Unknown
434th Troop Carrier Group
73rd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #29 mission Keokuk (Glider Tow) - Chalk : #19
Aircrew : Stark - Irle - none - Haag - McIlwraith
Glider Pilots : Anderson - Tucker
Serial : #35 mission Galveston (Glider Tow) - Chalk : #23
Aircrew : Stark - Irle - none - Haag - McIlwraith
Glider Pilots : Birdzell - Butler
Static Display : Shopping center, Norrtälje, Sweden

C-47-DL
Serial : #42-32877 - Nickname : Unknown
313th Troop Carrier Group
47th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #22 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #36
Aircrew : Smith - Brooks - none - Cook - Anuszewski
Serial : #39 mission Freeport (Resupply) - Chalk : #25
Aircrew : Dickson - Elder - none - Cook - Anuszewski
Static Display : Swedish Airborne Camp, Karlsborg, Sweden

C-47A-DK
Serial : #42-92066 - Nickname : Miss Red
61st Troop Carrier Group
53rd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #25 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #48
Aircrew : Young - Teeter - none - Boiro - Cornelius
Board loading manifest : known
Static Display : Tiuma Park, Villavicencio, Colombia

C-47A-1-DK
Serial : #42-92408 / FZ647 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
512 Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : George - Burgess - Hemming - Hicks
Operation Mallard (Glider Tow)
Aircrew : Chatfield - Garson - Craske - Munsen
Glider pilots : Unknown
Static Display : Kleine Hopefield Destination Farm, Western Cape, South Africa.

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92419 / FZ658 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
512 Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Masini - Johnson - Dowell - Kidd
Operation Mallard (Glider Tow)
Aircrew : Campbell - Pearce - Heyes - Britten
Glider pilots : Unknown
Static Display : National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton, Canada.

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92449 - Nickname : Unknown
442nd Troop Carrier Group
304th Troop Carrier Squadron

D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #26 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #6
Aircrew : Albrecht - Brooking - none - Hickle - Walsh
Board Loading Manifest : Known
Static Display : Musée de l'Air et Espace, Le Bourget, France

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92452 / FZ669 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
233 Squadron

D-Day missions : 1
Operation Robroy One (Resupply)
Aircrew : Gustafson - Tozer - Allen - Hickay
Static Display : Al Mahatta Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92454 / FZ671 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
48 Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Pearson - McKenzie - Costen - Lavoie
Operation Mallard (Glider Tow)
Aircrew : Pearson - McKenzie - Costen - Lavoie
Glider Pilots : Unknown
Static Display : Comox Air Force Museum, British Columbia, Canada.

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92518 / KG330 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
512 Squadron

D-Day missions : 1
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Matthews - Thompson - Bromige - Tonner
Stored : Red Deer, Canada.

C-47A-5-DK
Serial : #42-92571 / KG377 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
512 Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Smulian - Ring - Tomlinson - King
Operation Mallard (Glider Tow)
Aircrew : Smulian - Hill - Tomlinson - King
Glider Pilots : Unknown
Static Display : Museo Aeronáutico Luis Hernán Paredes, Maracay, Venezuela

C-47A-10-DK
Serial : #42-92664 / KG455 - Nickname : Unknown
46 Group RAF
233 Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Operation Tonga (Paradrop)
Aircrew : Wright - Cooper - White - Lewis
Operation Robroy One (Resupply)
Aircrew : Wright - Cooper - White - Lewis
Static Display : Canadian Airborne Forces Museum, Petawawa, Ont. Canada.

C-47A-15-DK
Serial : #42-92838 - Nickname : Unknown
442nd Troop Carrier Group
303rd Troop Carrier Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #26 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #9
Aircrew : Barnes - Wells - none - Hollingsworth - Bush
Board Loading Manifest : known
Serial : #43 mission Memphis (Resupply) - Chalk : #40
Aircrew : Barnes - Branick - DeWolf - Hollingsworth - Bush
Static Display : Joe B. Barnes Regional Park, Oklahoma City, OK. Usa.

C-47A-15-DK
Serial : #42-92841 - Nickname : Turf and Sport Special
314th Troop Carrier Group
61st Troop Carrier Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #20 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #19
Aircrew :Smith - Yarbrough - Knuckles - Rubin - Woods - Bodmer
Board Loading Manifest : known
Serial : #40 mission Freeport (Resupply) - Chalk : #37
Aircrew : Hein - Sanders - Curran - Rubin - Woods - Bodmer
Static Display : Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover, DE. Usa.

C-47A-20-DK
Serial : #42-93096 - Nickname : Unknown
IX Troop Carrier Command Pathfinder School

D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #5 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #17
Aircrew : Gaudio - Vohs - Perez - Anderson - Pisar
Board Loading Manifest : known
Static Display : The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA. Usa.

C-47A-65-DL
Serial : #42-100510 - Nickname : Unknown
435th Troop Carrier Group
77th Troop Carrier Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #13 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #41
Aircrew : Chisolm - Forrest - none - Schultz - Rassmussen
Serial : #33 mission Elmira (Glider tow) - Chalk #8
Aircrew : Lusk - Jordan - none - Ferhman - Spencer
Glider Pilots : Cassiday - Mason
Static Display : Anadolu University Aviation Park, Eskisehir, Turkey

C-47A-70-DL
Serial : #42-100825 - Nickname : The Willing Slave
439th Troop Carrier Group
92nd Troop Carrier Squadron

D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #12 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #49
Aircrew : Imschweiler - Ristveidt - Ryder - Jensen - Ginter
Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (Glider tow) - Chalk #21
Aircrew : Imschweiler - x - x - x - x
Glider Pilots : Bennett - x
Static Display : Airborne Museum, Sainte Mère Eglise, France.

C-47A-75-DL
Serial : #42-100828 - Nickname : Unknown
439th Troop Carrier Group
92nd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #12 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #53
Aircrew : Smith - x - x - x - x
Static Display : Fort Campbell, Clarksville, TN. Usa.

C-47A-75-DL
Serial : #42-100846 - Nickname : Unknown
439th Troop Carrier Group
93rd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #12 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #63
Aircrew : Brauer - Torgenrud - none - Arlet - Branchini
Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (Glider tow) - Chalk #15
Aircrew : Brauer - Torgenrud - none - Arlet - Branchini
Glider Pilots : Wilmeth - x
Static Display : Finnish Aviation Museum, Vantaa, Finland.

C-47A-75-DL
Serial : #42-100857 - Nickname : Unknown
439th Troop Carrier Group
94th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #11 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #22
Aircrew : Rothman - x - x - Kring - Daymude
Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (Glider tow) - Chalk #49
Aircrew : Rothman - x - none - Kring - Daymude
Glider Pilots : Shively - x
Static Display : Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, AK. Usa.

C-47A-75-DL
Serial : #42-100971 - Nickname : The Squirrel
316th Troop Carrier Group
44th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #17 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #3
Aircrew : Ross - Farrell - Judge - Fekete - Williams
Static Display : Aviation Museum Aviodrome, Lelystad, The Netherlands.

C-47A-80-DL
Serial : #43-15037 - Nickname : Unknown
441st Troop Carrier Group
302nd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #15 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #68
Aircrew : Kreisher - Casalaspro - none - Dunn - Jones
Serial : #37 mission Hackensack (Glider Tow) - Chalk : #41
Aircrew : Kreisher - Casalaspro - Burke - Dunn - Jones
Glider Pilots : Smith - Winters
Static Display : Museu Do Ar, Sintra, Portugal

C-47A-80-DL
Serial : #43-15073 - Nickname : The S.N.A.F.U Special
440th Troop Carrier Group
95th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #15 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #88
Aircrew : Harper - Lizana - Winter - Buckner - Lindsley
Static Display : Musée de la Batterie de Merville, Merville-Franceville, France.

C-47A-80-DL
Serial : #43-15157 - Nickname : Unknown
315th Troop Carrier Group
43rd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #19 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #15
Aircrew : Halverson - x - x - x - x
Static Display : Djakarta Cengkareng Airport, Tangerang, Indonesia

C-47A-85-DL
Serial : #43-15509 - Nickname : Unknown
316th Troop Carrier Group
37th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #18 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #51
Aircrew : x - x - none - Shively - McLemore
Static Display : Imperial War Museum, Duxford, United Kingdom

C-47A-85-DL
Serial : #43-15510 - Nickname : Unknown
316th Troop Carrier Group
37th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #18 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #50
Aircrew : Prindible - Harmonay - none - Ingrisano - Carmean
Static Display : Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park, FL. Usa.

C-47A-90-DL
Serial : #43-15635 - Nickname : Unknown
439th Troop Carrier Group
94th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 1
Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (Glider Tow) - Chalk : #48
Aircrew : Platt - Cosby - none - Duey - Kuriger
Glider Pilots : Staples - x
Static Display : National Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, MO. Usa.

C-47A-90-DL
Serial : #43-15652 - Nickname : Unknown
439th Troop Carrier Group
92nd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 2
Serial : #11 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #11
Aircrew : Corrigan - x - x - x - x
Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (Glider tow) - Chalk #17
Aircrew : Corrigan - x - x - x - x
Glider Pilots : Barrett - x
Static Display : National Military Museum, Soesterberg, The Netherlands.

- Aircraft based in England, Spring 1944 - Still flying
Douglas C-47s / C-53s based in England during Spring 1944 and which are currently maintained in flying condition.

C-47A-40-DL
Serial : #42-24064 - Nickname : Placid Lassie
434th Troop Carrier Group
74th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : ?
Serial : NO CONFIRMED INFORMATION

C-53D-DO
Serial : #42-68810 - Nickname : Gruesome
52nd Troop Carrier Wing Hq
D-Day missions : 0
Used for administrative flights and medical evacuations

C-53D-DO
Serial : #42-68823 - Nickname : Little Egypt
9th U.S. Army Air Force

D-Day missions : 0
Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce personal aircraft

C-53D-DO
Serial : #42-68830 - Nickname : Unknown
434th Troop Carrier Group
71st or 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : ?
Serial : NO CONFIRMED INFORMATION

C-47A-75-DL
Serial : #42-100882 - Nickname : Drag Em Oot
438th Troop Carrier Group
87th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 0
Equipped with glider pick up system, stayed on the ground.

C-47A-75-DL
Serial : #42-100884 - Nickname : unknown
436th Troop Carrier Group
79th Troop Carrier Squadron
D-Day missions : 0
Equipped with glider pick up system, stayed on the ground

Note : This list is not exhaustive. It only represents my research and knowledge at this time. If you are aware of an aircraft that meets the strict criteria for addition to this list or if you have a correction to make, please contact me.