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Post by acourt on Mar 27, 2009 22:08:14 GMT -5
This is sort of a Cal Classics question...
Does anyone have details of how C-47s from Long Beach were delivered during World War II? Normal routing? Depot stations?
Thanks!
Al
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Post by sunny9850 on Mar 28, 2009 0:01:42 GMT -5
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Post by acourt on Mar 28, 2009 7:27:10 GMT -5
Perfect! Thanks.
Al
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Post by jesse on Mar 28, 2009 9:02:45 GMT -5
During WWII, the Air Transport Command Ferry Division was responsible for getting the Goony Birds to Europe and Africa. Once they left the Long Beach assembly plant they were flown by WASPs and Army Air Corp personnel to the jumping off point. For Africa, they were flown out of Miami down to South America and then across the Atlantic via Ascencion Island and onto the Continent of Africa. The northern route was generally from The U.S. via Gander, Goose Bay, Southern Greenland Bluie West sites and then to Iceland, Ireland and England. Some also went via the Azores. All the C-47s were equipped with long range ferry tanks.
Jesse
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Post by acourt on Mar 28, 2009 14:51:46 GMT -5
Thanks, Jesse. At what point did a regular AAF crew take over? Or did the Ferry crew take it all the way across the pond?
Al
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Post by jesse on Mar 30, 2009 15:24:40 GMT -5
The Ferry Crew maintained possession of the aircraft until it was turned over to the consignee organization. Once it was delivered to the overseas depot, the Troope Carrier and Logistics squadrons took over the airplane. In the U.S. when the WASPs delivered aircraft they would take them directly to the receiving Army Air field, and then they would fly commercially back to their respective aircraft plant and await another delivery order.
Jesse
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