Richard Philips Sarrett

Military

Richard Philips Sarrett was sadly KIA in Operation Varsity in the end of the war. He was pilot on a C-46 that was hit by flak and Sarrett was the only one that did not managed to bail out before crash. He was in 46th TCS from start and flew Husky 1 as Co-pilot, and most operations after that. On D-day he was pilot in 42-32827

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Nicknames: Ada Red
  • Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group 47th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group 47th Troop Carrier Squadron

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Revisions

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ContributorLars K
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Sources

47th TCS Diary and internet