53rd Troop Carrier Wing

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media-33219.jpeg UPL 33219 "Formations of Douglas C-47s of the Troop Carrier Air Division of the Twelfth Air Force, wing their way to their dropping zones to dislodge their cargo of fierce and tough paratroops. France."

- Douglas C-47 Transports of the 78TCS, 435TCG, 53TCW, 9AF. [ C-47's Coded CM-K, B, D, W and Q ]

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Object Number - UPL 33219 - "Formations of Douglas C-47s of the Troop Carrier Air Division of the Twelfth Air Force, wing their way to their dropping zones to dislodge their...

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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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