316th Troop Carrier Group
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FRE 3386
A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-24269) of the 316th Troop Carrier Group at Goxhill. Handwritten on reverse: ''44. Goxhill. Douglas C-47 - 224269. 316th Troop Carrier Group.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Cottesmore | 15 February 1944 |
Other Assigned 9th Air Force |
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Other Assigned 12th Air Force |
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Other Assigned 9th Air Force |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 36th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 44th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 659135
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 36th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 45th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 36th Troop Carrier Squadron 44th Troop Carrier Squadron
Revisions
Contributor72stick
Changes
Sources
Brian Rowlison contributor, Father’s unit motto for the 316th Troop Carrier Group
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)