60 & 64TCG in "Torch"

[Alex Smart]

Hi,
Anything known of the C-47's used in Operation "Torch" by the 60 & 64 TCG ?
In particular the identities of the a/c used by each Group and in particular those that were lost . 60th from Cornwall 39 a/c to La Senis on the 7th November and 64th from Cornwall 39 a/c on the 9th November '42.

60TCG
3 a/c landed in Spain (one left her troops there and continued on to Algier's.
2 a/c landed in French Maroco.
1 a/c diverted to Gibraltar.
French Fighters forced 3 a/c to land end route.
2 a/c crash landed.
3 a/c forced 3 a/c to crash.
14 a/c lost , serial numbers ?

64TCG
Only 34 a/c made it to LA Xenia on the 11th November.
So 5 a/c lost, serial numbers ?.

So quite a few losses from both Groups but not much info available as far as I can find.

Ref: David Isby - Osprey Combat Aircraft 54.
Thanks
Alex

[Frank Olynyk]

Alex,

I gave it a pretty good shot in MAW3.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[Zoran Petek]

Hello,
10 TCS, 60 TCG: C-47 41-7773, 41-7776 and 41-7801, mostly in Spanish Morroco.
12 TCS, 60 TCG: C-47 41-7764, 41-7814, 41-7819 and 41-7821 forced to land by Vichy D.520s, 41-7821 also claimed lost in combat, and 41-7769 landed in Spanish Morroco.
17 TCS, 64 TCG; C-47 41-18355 ditched near Spain 8.11.1942.

64 TCG had large aircraft names on fuselage
MISS CARRIAGE, C-47 41-18376, 16 TCS, 64 TCG flew from England, Africa and Burma and others were:
ARABELLA
BEAL STREET FLOP
BETTY
BLACKJACK
CAT
CHENEYS TRAINER
CLAY PIDGEON
DADDY
DAISY MAE
DO I WORRY
EARTHQUAKE McGOON
FLAG-SHIP POONTANG
FLYING VOLVER
GALLOPIN 'A' HOLE
HELEN M.
HI BABE!
JACKASS MAIL
JESSE JAMES
JUNGLE PIRATE
JUPITER
KIDDIE KAR
LADY from HADES
LADY HALITOSIS
LIL ABNER and DAISY MAE
MADELINE
MILLIE
MISS ME
MORJO
OLIVE GOOSE
PATSY ANN
PIRATE
RACKABOO HUNTER
SACK TIME
SCARLET O'HARA
SECOND FRONT
SHACK DADDY SPECIAL
SLOW FREIGHT
SOPHIE
SPRING CHICKEN
TANGERINE
U.S. MAIL
WILLYS KNIGHT

Zoran

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Frank and Zoran,
Have four possible crew names for a loss but were they in 41-18355 or another C-47 ?
Alex