73rd Troop Carrier Squadron
Squadron
- C-47A 43-15665 73TCS, 434TCG, 9AF. This aircraft went on to be the first to land on North Pole Ice on 3rd May 1952.
Object Number - UPL 33366 - "A 9th Troop Carrier Command Douglas C-47 with full Parapack load wings its way over France." - C-47A 43-15665 73TCS, 434TCG, 9AF. This aircraft...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Aldermaston |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-674570
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: C-47 Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095573 / O-807213
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13022719 / O-429416
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16148073
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39531846
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
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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)