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442nd Troop Carrier Group

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  • Chilbolton airfield, home of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group, photographed from the air. September 1944. Image via George Kammermeyer. CG-4A gliders can be seen lined up to the top left of the image, and C-47 Skytrains are lined up in the bottom right hand corner.

    Chilbolton airfield, home of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group, photographed from the air. September 1944. Image via George Kammermeyer. CG-4A gliders can be seen lined up to the top left of the image, and C-47 Skytrains are lined up in the bottom right hand corner.

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  • CG-4A gliders of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group lined up at Chilbolton in preparation for their next mission, September 1944. Image via George Kammermeyer.

    CG-4A gliders of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group lined up at Chilbolton in preparation for their next mission, September 1944. Image via George Kammermeyer.

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  • A C-47 Skytrain (I7-T, serial number 42-92879) of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group at Mount Farm, 1944. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group .

    A C-47 Skytrain (I7-T, serial number 42-92879) of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group at Mount Farm, 1944. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group .

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  • Paratroopers with a C-47 Skytrain of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Paratroopers before Holland mission. Fulbeck, England, Sept 1944. Ready for takeoff at runway.'

    Paratroopers with a C-47 Skytrain of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Paratroopers before Holland mission. Fulbeck, England, Sept 1944. Ready for takeoff at runway.'

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Stations

Station Location Date
Based Fulbeck 29 March 1944 – 27 April 1944
Based Weston Zoyland 27 April 1944 – October 1944
Based Peray October 1944 – November 1944
Based St. Andre de L'Eure November 1944 – 8 May 1945

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People

  • Roger Aldrin

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 442nd Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 305TCS, 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in C-47 43-15131, mid air collision, crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10687 Awards: AM (OLC, PH.

  • Kenneth Bain

    Military | 442nd Troop Carrier Group

  • Woodrow Cole

    Military | Captain | Pilot | 442nd Troop Carrier Group
    Missing (non-battle) on 21 August 1944 in Proctor (LZ676)

  • Bernard Duffin

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 442nd Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 305TCS, 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in C-47 43-15131, mid air collision, crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10687 Awards: PH.

  • Farrer Leake

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 442nd Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 305TCS, 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in C-47 43-15131, mid air collision, crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10687 Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

  • George Simpson

    Military | Sergeant | Flight engineer | 442nd Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 305TCS, 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in C-47 #43-15131, mid air collision, crashed. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10687 Awards: PH.

  • Harold Wright

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio operator | 442nd Troop Carrier Group
    Assigned to 305TCS, 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in C-47 43-15131, mid air collision, crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10687 Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Air Force
9th
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Type category
Troop Carrier
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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
10 February 2017 12:31:21 general ira snapsorter Changes to type and stations
Sources

Stations added with details from:
- "Battle Colors Volume III - Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Ninth Air Force in World War Two' by Robert A. Watkins;
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:45 AAM AAM ingest
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)

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