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Order of Battle and Operational Details - 1st Airborne Division

United States Army Air Force
52nd Troop Carrier Wing

 

61st Troop Carrier Group

Based at Barkston Heath
314th Troop Carrier Group Based at Saltby
315th Troop Carrier Group Based at Down Spanhoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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.

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.

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