Lt. Col. Charles H. Young, 439th TCG

[Ferreira]

Hi,

Which are the name and rank of the other members of the crew who had flied with the C-47A "D8", "The Argonia", flow by Lt. Col. Charles Young, C.O, of the 439th TCG, in the night of 5 for 6 of June of 1944?



Thank's a lot,

Franklin Ferreira

* Brazil

[DavidIsby]

Lt. Col. Charles H. Young, aircraft commander (flying left seat)
1 Lt. Adam Parsons, pilot (flying right seat)
2 Lt. Vincent Paterno, navigator
SSgt John A. Dougherty, radio operator
SSgt Charles E. Patterson, crew cheif

source, p. 125, Col. Charles E. Young, Into the Valley, Dallas, PrintComm, 1995.

BTW, your illustration is inaccurate. The Argonia had a radome under the belly and an individual aircraft letter on the upper right wing. Check the Osprey on the C-47 in the ETO.

[DavidIsby]

So much for Quick reply. In the post above I omitted:

2 Lt. Paul Foynes radat navigator

and the author's middle initial is indeed H.

The paratroopers carried included Col. Sink, commander of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Sorry!

David Isby

[Franek Grabowski]

Originally Posted by DavidIsby

BTW, your illustration is inaccurate. The Argonia had a radome under the belly and an individual aircraft letter on the upper right wing. Check the Osprey on the C-47 in the ETO.

David, are you sure of radome? I do not see why they should have need it. It is present on 'Argonia' exhibited at Ste Mere Eglise but it is a former naval aircraft.
Cheers

[DavidIsby]

Radar was for the modified H2X (SCR-711) used for navigation by lead ships. IX TCC C-47s were limited in number of Gee sets RAF could provide. RAF lead ships, using Gee (and with navigators from PFF) did not have similar fit. INTO THE VALLEY has photographs of the Argonia with radome visible.

Maybe someone will do a proper radome in 1/72 and 1/48 scale.

Best regards,
David Isby

[Franek Grabowski]

Thanks David, most interesting!

[Ferreira]

Thank's a lot, mr. Isby!