72nd Troop Carrier Squadron

434th Troop Carrier Group - USAAF

Arthur Hopper, Glider pilot in the 72nd Squadron of the 434th Troop Carrier Group.
Read his Operation Market Garden recollections here.
Read his D-day recollections here.

Philip Jacobs | Glider pilot 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron | Escape and Evasion

Gerneral McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne Division adressing his troops prior to their jump into Holland on 18 September 1944.

C-47 Skytrain Troop Carrier aircraft of the 72nd TCS before operation Varsity, the crossing of the Rhine. Picture courtesy Victory Films.

C-47 Skytrain Troop Carrier aircraft of the 72nd TCS before operation Varsity, the crossing of the Rhine. Picture courtesy Victory Films.

 


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