41-20129
20129 (MSN 4899) to USAAF Mar 23, 1942. 44th Troop Carrier Squadron [6E*E; Nose #45], 316th Troop Carrier Group, Lawson Field, Fort Benning, GA Sep42. Del Valle AAB, Austin, TX 29Sep42. Mobile Air Depot, Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 10Nov42. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 16Nov42. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Waller Field, Valencia, Trinidad;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil 19Nov42; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil 20Nov42; Ascension Island 21Nov42; Accra, Gold Coast 22Nov42; Kano and Maiduguri, Nigeria; Khartoum, Sudan to Heliopolis, Cairo. Deversoir, Egypt 25Nov42. Ninth Air Force, North Africa. Enfidaville, Tunisia 21Jun43. Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone at Sicily on Mission ‘Husky I’ 9/10Jul43. Battle damaged [1WIA]. Transported paratroopers
of the 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Gela, Sicily on Mission ‘Husky II’ 11/12Jul43. Mazzara, Sicily 3Sep43. Borizzo, Sicily 18Oct43. Damaged taking off at Borizzo 14Jan44. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484) 16Feb44.
Condemned Nov 6, 1945 (to spares)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Operation Husky I |
Sicily | 9 July 1943 | Transported 82nd Airborne Paratroopers as part of Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily |
Other Operation Husky II |
Gela, Sicily | 11 July 1943 | Transported paratroopers of the 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 504th PIR |