42-24190 Sugar Puss
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Lieutenant Gilbert Estelle (centre), a pilot of the 438th Troop Carrier Group with his crew and their C-47 Skytrain nicknamed "Sugar Puss" at Greenham Common. Image via Gilbert Estelle. Written on slide casing: '438 TCG.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 90TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Damaged by Flak, limped back to RAF Warmwell after Crew Chief Sgt Porto spliced fuel lines in the air !! Sold post war into civilian hands and served on US, Canadian and Peruvian airlines.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Combat damaged |
Warmwell, Dorchester DT2, UK | 7 June 1944 | Damaged by Flak, limped back to RAF Warmwell after C/C Sgt Porto spliced fuel lines in the air !! |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
Delivered |
Beale AFB, CA, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | Assigned to 90TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO By David Isby
http://www.usairborne.be/Roster/ROSTER-507PIR.pdf