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UPL 39351

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Cook is on the left. Weren't they handsome and brave young men?

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Units

A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-24269) of the 316th Troop Carrier Group at Goxhill. Handwritten on reverse: ''44. Goxhill. Douglas C-47 - 224269. 316th Troop Carrier Group.'

316th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

44th Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

People

Arnold I Cook

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron
Service Numbers: O-816427
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-92777

Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Unit: 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron

Locations

Father Christmas disembarks from a C-47 Skytrain of the 316th Troop Carrier Group to greet a crowd of Children. Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '316 TCG, 25/12/44.'

Cottesmore

Site type: Airfield

Mission

A C-47 Skytrain of the 438th Troop Carrier Group tugs a glider, as it takes off from Greenham Common on D-Day. Handwritten caption on reverse: '438 TCG. Greenham Common, 6/6/44.'

IX Troop Carrier Command Field Order 1

Date: 6 June 1944
Official Description:

Revisions

Date: 14 Jul 2019 17:30:34

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ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations

Sources

Daughter, Gwynne Cook Pelton