61st Troop Carrier Squadron
Squadron
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UPL 17080
Fighter Pilot, Col. Loren B Hillsinger leaving his British 'Hawker Hurricane' at an airfield in Hendon, Middlesex, England after completing a mission. 4th May 1943.
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Saltby |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 61st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 61st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 61st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 61st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 61st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 61st Troop Carrier Squadron
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Sources
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)