Information Provided By John Little
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John Little is a friend of Kathy Edwards. They were talking and she mentioned Stan's book.
He emailed
"My Father flew the same type of aircraft in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific."
"Kathy told me about the website and that is where I got the info on his plane.
My Father went from bi-planes to jets in the Marine Corps but by far his favorite plane was the R4D (C-47).
He made a record setting flight in BuNo 01977 from San Diego to Ewa, Hawaii in 1942. It took 15.9 hrs non-stop.
We found that plane still registered and went to see it.
It is owned by Coca-Cola and stored for nostalgia. It was their first corporate plane."
CLICK/TAP here for pics
He was able to pull up more information (shown below) on Stan's plane and other C-47s.
Thank you, John!!!
For each C-47, it shows the Squadron #, Chalk #, pilot's name on D-Day,
and in most cases the C-47's history before and after D-Day.
Troop Carrier Squadrons 14 (Stan's) and 15 were both in the 61st Troop Carrier Group.
The "Chalk #" was chalked onto the side of each plane right before the mission, so the paratroopers
would get on the correct plane. It also indicates their position in the flight formation -
see Formation Diagram.
"MSN" is "Manufacturer's Serial Number" and "MACR" is "Missing Air Crew Report".
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| 5693 |
15th TCS, Chalk #12 (Piper)
(MSN 9000) to USAAF Jan 28, 1943 - North Africa May 20, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Feb 20, 1944 - USA Jul 1945 - RFC Walnut Ridge Jan 07, 1946. To civil registry as NC75483 (Pan American Airways), XA-GIB (Mexicana - Aeronaves del Sur, ntu). |
| 5694 |
15th TCS, Chalk #5 (Butler)
(MSN 9001) to USAAF Jan 27, 1943 - North Africa May 06, 1943 - 9th AF, UK - Sweden Feb 2, 1946. To civil registry as SE-APZ (Skandinaviska Aero AB 'Pollus' Aug 10, 1946 - SILA Jun 01, 1948 - SAS Aug 01, 1948. Sold to Royal Swedish AF as Tp79 ser. no. 79001 Jun 07, 1949, delivered Dec 22, 1950 and operated by F-8, code '72'. Shot down over Baltic by Russian fighters Jun 13, 1952. Wreckage recovered in March 2004 and now on display at the Flygvapenmuseum at Linkoping. |
| 15170 |
14th TCS, Chalk #35 (Metcalf)
no info |
| 15172 |
14th TCS, Chalk #19 (Frederick, Squadron Commander)
no info |
| 15183 |
15th TCS, Chalk #10 (McMurtry)
(MSN 19649) to N4642V. By 1954 was N52V of Piedmont Aviation, Inc |
| 15210 |
15th TCS, Chalk #14 (Breeden)
no info |
| 15310 |
14th TCS, Chalk #32 (Thompson) Flew on Stan's right wing
(MSN 19776) to American Airlines 11/45 as N88826 'Flagship Tulsa', w/o Aug 25, 1946 Ashland, MS while on training flight. 2 killed. |
| 15609 |
14th TCS, Chalk #33 (Middlebrooks)
The last sighting of Stan's plane entering clouds at 1°49'W 49°28'N, about 0220 6 June 1944, was reported by 1st Lt. Berlin Middlebrooks
who was flying 43-15609 on their left wing.
(MSN 20075) with 61st TCG, 14th TCS lost E of Uden, Netherlands Sep 23, 1944. MACR 10250 |
| 23300 |
15th TCS, Chalk #9 (Shantz)
(MSN 9162) to USAAF Mar 4, 1943. North Africa May 12, 1943. 8th AF UK Feb 21, 1944. To RFC Sep 21, 1945. To civil registry as NC86592 with Colonial Airlnes. To Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-AGD in 1950, later 'Iquasu'. To LADE (Lineas Aereas del Estado (FAA)) as LV-AGD in 1966. WFU Conflict here with a listing in an MACR (#2081) which lists this plane as being lost Dec 23, 1943. |
| 23332 |
15th TCS, Chalk #16 (Steed)
(MSN 9194) to USAAF Mar 12, 1943 - North Africa May 12, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Feb 17, 1944. Lost Nov 23, 1944, MACR 10529. Condemned 1944 (Spares) |
| 23335 |
14th TCS, Chalk #25 (Fransconi)
(MSN 9197) to USAAF Mar 11, 1943 - North Africa May 11, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Feb 20, 1944 - USA Sep 27, 1945 - To RFC Nov 05, 1945. NLR |
| 23336 |
15th TCS, Chalk #15 (Wicker)
(MSN 9198) to USAAF Mar 1943 - 9th AF, known as 'Y9-T/Red Dog' 1945 - ...- '0-23336' with 7100 M & S Wiesbaden, Germany - Stored Davis Monthan 1961. To civil registry as N87639 (Aero American Corp, Tucson, AZ. Aug 20, 1961). Fuselage noted Ryan Field 1969 to 1980. |
| 23501 |
14th TCS, Chalk #29 (Pitzer)
(MSN 9363) FLC Nov 30, 1948. To Turkish AF Jan 21, 1949 42-6049 |
| 23637 |
15th TCS, Chalk #11 (Montgomery)
(MSN 9499) to RFC Oct 3, 1945. To NC46496 - Williams Bros Co, Oklahoma City, OK Feb 16, 1951 - Interior Enterprises Inc, Fairbanks, AK - Interior A/W (1971) - Air Pacific Intl, Tamuning (Jun 1977) - DHL Island A/W, Honolulu, HI Apr 19, 1978 - Basler Flight Svce Inc, Oshkosh, WI. - Cancelled 82(?). |
| 23638 |
14th TCS, Chalk #31 (Hitztaler, Stan co-pilot)
(MSN 9500) to USAAF May 8, 1943. Oran, Algeria 15 Jun 1943. 14th Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Twelfth Air Force, Kairouan, Tunisia 21Jun43.
Licata, Sicily 1Sep43. Sciacca, Sicily 6Oct43. Ferried to England departing Sciacca 12Feb44. Routed via El Aounia, Tunis, Tunisia; Anfa Field, Casablanca, French Morocco;
St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall; Barkston Heath (Station 483) 18Feb44. Ninth Air Force.
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to drop zone "T" near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission 'Boston' 6Jun44;
shot down by enemy ground fire, with the control cables severed, left engine and wing on fire, the aircraft crashed at Rocheville, NW of
Négreville, Normandy, France.
One paratrooper (Pvt Charles Stout) was wounded in the eyes and didn't jump with his stick; he was killed in the crash.
One crew member (S/Sgt Orlo A. Montgomery) was also killed; two bodies were found after the crash [2KIA:1POW:3EVD].
MACR 6139 - lost with 61st TCG Jun 6, 1944. |
| 23933 |
15th TCS, Chalk #17 (Doucet)
(MSN 9795) D01Jul43 - Oran 08Aug43-8thAF 20Feb44 - USA 14Sep45 - RFC 21 Sep45 - To NC59782 Hoosier Air Freight Corp May 1, 1946 - Air-Borne Cargo Lines Inc 1946 - Great Lakes Carbon Corp Aug 5, 1946 - NC46484 reregistered (1953) - Northrop Corp (Mar 1959) - Rialto Co - F B Aver & Assoc Inc - N129PC R G Pope Construction Co, Bristol, VA - South Eastern Avn Inc - Aerospace Prods Inc, Hollvwood, CA (Jan 1967) - XC-PMX Petroleros Mexicanos Oct66 - Westcrnair of Albuquerque Inc Apr 13, 1973- N62548 reregistered Apr 26, 1973- Air BVI leased 1973 - Terre Dulac Inc, Bonna Terre, MO (1974)- Flyways Corp, St Louis, MO 1975 (Air BVI L cont) - VP-LVJ Air BVI bought Oct 5, 1976. N4577Z Ld to Aero Virgin Islands - stored Apr89 at Luis Munoz Marin Intl Apt - DBR Sep 17, 1989 by Hurricane Hugo. Cancelled Nov90. |
| 24204 |
14th TCS, Chalk #28 (Harruff)
(MSN 10066) delivered Aug 14, 1943. "Soxo" Feb 20, 1944. To RFC Bush Field Oct 3 1945. WAA. AMC Oct 25, 1948. Wright Patterson AMC Feb 20, 1950. Arnold ARD May 1954. Card ends |
| 24208 |
15th TCS, Chalk #4 (McGuinness)
(MSN 10070) delivered Aug 16, 1943. Oran Sep 19, 1943. 8th AF Feb 20, 1944. USA Sep 14, 1945. To RFC Sep 21, 1945. To Sabena as OO-CBH. Unused. Destroyed near Kinvara, Galway, Eire, on delivery |
| 24267 |
14th TCS, Chalk #22 (Hagey)
(MSN 10129) delivered Aug 25, 1943 - Cairo Sep 23, 1943 - Oran Oct 9, 1943 -9thAF -USA Nov 7, 1945 -RFC Oct 1, 1945(?) - Canadair Ltd - 00-AUO Sabena registered Aug 10, 1946 Congo Sep 9, 1949 - Air Congo leased Mar 9, 1961 - 90-CUO reregistered - 9Q-CUO Air Congo registered Jul 1962, bought Apr 30, 1965 - 9T-PKU Congo AF - 9Q-CKU Ste Aeron, Civile 1968 - AMAZ - Derelict at Kinshasa (Apr 81). |
| 24322 |
15th TCS, Chalk #18 (Bain)
(MSN 10184) delivered Sep 3, 1943. Oran Oct 15, 1943. 8th AF Feb 20, 1944. Condemned May 15, 1945, salvage |
| 24332 |
15th TCS, Chalk #7 (Piccassi)
( MSN 10194) delivered Sep 6, 1943. Oran Oct 14, 1943. 8th AF Feb 20, 1944. USA Sep 28, 1945. To RFc Oct 16, 1945.
to civil registry as C-307, HK-307 with Lineas Aereas Naciolanes (LANSA).
Struck Galeras volcano near Pasto, Colombia May 24, 1950 during flight from Popayan to Ipiales. 25 out of 26 onboard killed. A 10-year old girl was the only survivor. |
| 24381 |
14th TCS, Chalk #27 (Drake)
(MSN 10243) delivered Sep 14, 1943. Oran Oct 29, 1943. 8th AF Feb 20, 1944. USA Sep 14, 1945. To RFC Sep 12, 1945. to N28 with CAA Dec 22, 1948, then N25 with FAA Nov 1958 |
| 30647 |
15th TCS, Chalk #1 (Mitchell)
(MSN 13798) to RFC Oct 21, 1945. To civil registry as NC62570, N635SL, N62CC |
| 30732 |
14th TCS, Chalk #24 (Moh)
(MSN 13883) to RFC Sep 23, 1945. became LN-IAF, then SE-CFP, then to Swedish AF as 79006. Then became SE-CFP again |
| 32833 |
14th TCS, Chalk #21 (Lyon)
(MSN 9059) to USAAF Feb 11, 1943 - North Africa Aug 17, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Feb 20, 1944 - USA Aug 17, 1945 - RFC Nov 06, 1945. To civil registry as NC25641 (Various owners/operators, including... -Page Airways, Rochester, NY Sep 1970 -... - Fleming Corp, lsd to Legion Airways 1977 - Basler Flight Services Feb 1984 - Legend Airways Inc. Nashua, NH). Current with Legend Airways of Colorado LLC, Morrison, C0. |
| 32834 |
14th TCS, Chalk #23 (Pottenger)
(MSN 9060) to USAAF Feb 15, 1943 - North Africa May 08, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Feb 20, 1944 - 9th AF. Condemned Jul 01, 1945 (Crashed) |
| 32913 |
14th TCS, Chalk #34 (Ream)
(MSN 9139) to USAAF Mar 02, 1943 - North Africa May 12, 1943 - 8th AF, Feb 20, 1944 - USA Jul 25, 1945 - Stored Jul 28, 1945 - To RFC Nov 08, 1945. To civil registry as NC54731, C-117 (Avianca Aug 1946). Rr HK-117 1949, converted to Hyper DC-3 and cancelled 1963. NLR. |
| 32914 |
14th TCS, Chalk #20 (Linnemeier)
(MSN 9140) to USAAF Mar 04, 1943 - North Africa May 12, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Feb 20, 1944 - 9th AF. To civil registry as EI-ACD (Aer Lingus 'St Patrick' Dec 14, 1945, later 'St Gall' (1954 to 1957), then 'St Seanan'), to CS-TAD (Soc. Acoriana Transportes Aereos - SATA or Air Acores Jun 15, 1963), to N47027 May 1975, and HR-LAK (LANSA Jan 1976). Fuselage only noted La Cebia Nov 1980 |
| 32917 |
14th TCS, Chalk #30 (Helwig)
(MSN 9143) to USAAF Mar 05, 1943 - Oran May 12, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Mar 11, 1944 - USA Jul 19, 1945 - Stored Jul 26, 1945 - RFC Jan 14, 1946. To civil registry as NC74598, VT-CIE (Orient Airways Feb 13, 1947, ntu), VT-CPD (Rr), AP-AAD (Rr Oct 01, 1947). Crashed Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Aug 02, 1953. |
| 32933 |
15th TCS, Chalk #3 (Gordon)
(MSN 9159) to USAAF Mar 04, 1943 - North Africa May 12, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Feb 20, 1944. Condemned Mar 29, 1945 (Spares) |
| 32934 |
15th TCS, Chalk #8 (Phillippi)
(MSN 9160) to USAAF Mar 04, 1943 - North Africa May 12, 1943 - 8th AF, UK Feb 20, 1944 - USA. Sep 29, 1945 - To RFC Oct 29, 1945. NLR. Spent some time in Brazil in Jun 1945 in transport pilot school. |
| 92776 |
15th TCS, Chalk #6 (Beveridge)
(MSN 12614) |
| 92835 |
14th TCS, Chalk #36 (Miller)
(MSN 12680) to Sears Roebuck and Co, first as NC49952, then N49952. Later registered as N78SR. Next to Iranian Power and Water Department as EP-TWB. Listed as preserved at the Aviation Museum in Tehran, Iran. |
| 92875 |
15th TCS, Chalk #13 (Perkinson)
(MSN 12724) |
| 92897 |
15th TCS, Chalk #2 (Cargill)
(MSN 12749) |
| 92907 |
14th TCS, Chalk #26 (Martin)
(MSN 12760) in 1946 to Government of Mozambique, operated by DETA (Direccao de Exploracao dos Transportes Aereos or Linhas Aereas de Mocambique - LAM) as CR-ABQ, named "LUPATA". In 1971 to Portuguese AF as FAP 6174. In 1977 to Zaire, ultimate fate obscure. |
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