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508 P.I.R. 1st BTLN, "A" CO., CO. HDQTRS (2nd PLT.)
ENGLAND 1944
BASE: NOTTINGHAM (WOLLATON PARK)
CARRIER COMMAND (D-DAY) 52nd TC WING
CARRIER SQUADRON - 47th
CARRIER GROUP - 313th
CARRIER TYPE - C-47
NO. AIRCRAFT - 18
COMPLIMENT - 1st & 3rd BAT'LNS-508 P.I.R. (18 MEN PER A/C)
MISSION & LOAD I.D. "BIGOT-NEPTUNE"
FORMATION - (2) ELEMENTS OF (9) V OF Vs
FIELD OF DEPARTURE - FOLKINGHAM ENGLAND (STA. 484)
PARATROOPER BRIEFING - 1900 HRS-5 JUNE 44 (7:00 PM)
TIME OF DEPARTURE - 2315 HRS- 5 JUNE 44 (11:15 PM)
TIME OF ARRIVAL - (DZ-N) 0115 HRS- 6 JUNE 44 (1:15 AM)
PILOT LEAD AIRCRAFT - 1st FORMATION- 1st SECTION-COL. ROBERTS
PILOT LEAD AIRCRAFT - 2nd FORMATION- 1st SECTION-MAJ.
STEPHENS
SPACING - TWENTY SECOND INTERVALS
FRANCE -D-Z "N" LOCATION- 49°24127"N-01°22'36"W
RETURN TO ENGLAND: (STA. 484) FOLKINGHAM
TIME FIRST A/C TO RETURN: 0436 HRS. (4:36 AM)
TIME LAST A/C TO RETURN: 0510 HRS (5:10 AM)
ROUTE TO DZ-N: (CODE NAMES) CODE K-ATLANTA, CODE F-BURBANK,
CODE B-CLEVELAND, CODE N-DALLAS,
CODE D-ELKO, CODE G-FLATBUSH CODE L-GALLUP, CODE C-HOBOKEN, PEORIA CENTER
PT. (DZ)
RETURN: PADUCAH-SPOKANE (RETURN TO ORIGINAL INCOMING PATH AT
GALLUP) AND HOME (SEE OVERLAY #1)
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