MARKETGARDEN.COM - THE DIGITAL MONUMENT 1995-2020
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Order
of Battle and Operational Details - 1st Airborne Division |
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United States Army Air
Force
52nd Troop Carrier Wing |
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61st Troop Carrier Group
Based at Barkston Heath |
| Flew
71 C-47 missions carrying 1,166 British troops on first lift without loss. The group later
flew 158 missions for the US airborne divisions with the loss of 4 aircraft. |
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314th Troop Carrier Group
Based at Saltby |
| Flew
198 C-47 and 6 C-53 missions carrying 2,330 British and 604 Polish troops on 17, 18 and 21
September, losing 4 aircraft with 15 men killed, one prisoner of war and 4 men returning
safely. The group also flew 29 missions for a US division without loss. |
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315th Troop Carrier Group
Based at Spanhoe |
| Flew
149 C-47 missions carrying 902 British and 964 Polish troops on 18, 20 and 21 September,
losing 7 aircraft, with 12 men killed, 2 prisoners and 19 returning safely. The group also
flew 162 missions for US divisions with the loss of one aircraft. back
to the other statistics |
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