curtiss c-46d-10-cu commando (44-77595)

Curtiss C-46d-10-cu Commando (Registration : 44-77595)
The Scourge of Soho: The Controversial Career of SAS Hero Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor MM
The Scourge of Soho: The Controversial Career of SAS Hero Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor MM
By Dick Kirby
Wingate's Lost Brigade: The First Chindit Operations 1943
Wingate's Lost Brigade: The First Chindit Operations 1943
By Philip D. Chinnery
C-46D #44-77595, which was assigned to the 47th Squadron, 313rd Troop Carrier Group, was transporting 34 paratroopers from Achiet, France with a destination of Wesel, Germany on a drop mission. The C-46 was hit by German Artillery and ended up crashing in Germany.

All 4 flight crew members and 24 paratroopers were killed. 11 paratroopers were able to parachute out before the crash.
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  1. US PARAS Fowler, Harold D.

    SURNAME Fowler FORENAME Harold D. UNIT 513 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) RANK Private NUMBER 34812187 DATE OF DEATH 24th March 1945 AGE GRAVESITE buried Alabama ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Jefferson County,Alabama KIA Germany (C-46D #44-77595 shot down by...
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  2. US PARAS Dowda, Thomas B.

    SURNAME Dowda FORENAME Thomas B. UNIT 513 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 34947361 DATE OF DEATH 24th March 1945 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery,Margraten,Netherlands Plot M Row 22 Grave 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
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  3. US PARAS Davis, Floyd C.

    SURNAME Davis FORENAME Floyd C. UNIT 513 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private First Class NUMBER 34823742 DATE OF DEATH 24th March 1945 AGE GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Jones County, Georgia KIA Germany (C-46D #44-77595 shot down by German Artillery)
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  4. US PARAS Badger, Herschel Cleveland

    SURNAME Badger FORENAME Herschel Cleveland UNIT 513 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private First Class NUMBER 37731056 DATE OF DEATH 24th March 1945 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Brooking Cemetery, Raytown, Missouri, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Jackson County, Missouri born...
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