D-DAY KG330

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  1. Avialogs

    Avialogs Member

    Hi from Canada,

    I am writing the history of both FZ668, recently acquired by Buffalo Airways and KG330 , already in service and I am looking for names / rank / numbers of men who jumped from KG330 on June 6th 1944. I have the list for FZ668.

    KG330 was flying with the 512 Squadron and dropped her troops over DZ "V"

    Thanks !

    Benoit
     
  2. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

    Hi,

    Here's what I have. Sorry I don't know their service numbers.

    RAF Broadwell
    512 Squadron RAF
    Aircraft KG.330 T
    Chalk No. 345
    Serial 21, LZ V
    224th Para Fld Amb, Section No. 3 (with 9th Bn Para Regt.)
    3rd Brigade
    Pilot - F/Lt. Matthews
    Passengers - Capt. Johnston, S/Sgt. Crisp (RAMC-Evd), Cpl. Cranna, L/Cpl. Harris, L/Cpl. Howard, Pte. Baxter, Pte. Bramwell, Pte. Cracknell (AKA Pte. Gant P/W) , Pte. Fox, Pte. Ginn, Pte. Godfrey, Pte. Hodge, Pte. Hutton, Pte. Newcombe, Pte. Sargent, Pte. Sparrow, Pte. Stothers, Pte. Williams, Pte. Wright, Dvr. Park (RASC)


    The same list from the book "Red Devils - The Story of the 224 Field Ambulance in Normandy". Roland Frederick Cracknell/Gant also wrote a book titled "How Like A Wilderness" on his Normandy experience of evasion and capture.

    Section 3, 224 PFA Normandy.jpg

    Regards ...
     
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  3. Avialogs

    Avialogs Member

    Thank you for this list, which reference are you using ?
     
  4. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

    Hi,

    It comes from a list compiled by forum member brithm which I often refer to on here when helping others. It's a work in progress and not mine to share in full unfortunately.

    Regards ...
     
  5. Avialogs

    Avialogs Member

    If you can find in which plane Private Dayton Thomas PRICE B146160 was, it would be extremely appreciated. It is a request from his son. Members of his section were:

    Pte. Symons, V.M. died 1944-05-04
    Pte. Currie, D.A. wounded 1944-06-06
    Pte. Makela, E.
    Pte Kane, William
    Pte Crowe, B.E. wounded 1944-06-22
    Sgt. Kemp
    Pte. Ticknor
    Cpl. Pauk
    Pte Melenius

    Regards

    Benoit
     
  6. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947
    Name: Vernon Howard Symons
    Birth Date: 11 Sep 1919
    Birth Place: Tribune, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Residence Place: Saskatchewan, Canada
    Death Date: 5 Apr 1944
    Service Number: L13367
    Regiment: 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
    Rank: Private

    44485_273022002859_0188-00025.jpg
    Accident

    TD
    44485_273022002859_0188-00026.jpg
    44485_273022002859_0188-00027.jpg
     
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  7. Tricky Dicky

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    https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcon...le.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1709&context=cmh

    “When I left the aircraft
    it was pitching,” stated Company Sergeant-Major
    (CSM) John Kemp. “I was standing in the door,”
    he explained, “There were 20 of us in the aircraft.
    I had 19 men behind me pushing. They wanted to
    get the hell out. The flak was hitting the wings.”

    I assume that the CSM Kemp above is the same man as Sgt Kemp in post 5

    I havent read the whole document so there may be other details

    TD
     
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  8. Avialogs

    Avialogs Member

    I would like to determine if the aircraft they jumped from was preserved or not. I have the list of 512 Squadron aircraft used :
    KG392 'V'
    KG390 'E'
    KG422 'B1'
    FZ647 'H'
    KG322 'C'
    KG314 'C1'
    KG480 'G'
    KG373 'B'
    KG486 'A1'
    KG407 'D'
    KG324 'A'
    KG333 'N'
    FZ649 'J1'
    FZ610 'O'
    FZ694 'R'
    FZ651 'J'
    KG344 'L'
    KG348 'K'
    FZ658 'M'
    FZ696 'Q'
    FZ609 'P'
    FZ656 'K'
    KG368 'Y'
    KG323 'U1'
    KG418 'T1'
    KG371 'X'
    KG330 'T'
    KG347 'S1'
    KG361 'U'
    KG379 'W'
     
  9. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

    Avialogs,

    There was a Pte Price on CN 298 (271 Squadron out of RAF Down Ampney) who was taken POW. None of his stick mates match the other men you listed so I suspect he is actually Pte. W.L. Price C4559 rather than your man.

    Sorry I couldn't find that particular group's aircraft but they most likely flew out of Down Ampney in either 48 or 291 Squadron Dakotas. The advance parties of Canadian Paras were from C Coy and left from Harwell in 295 Squadron Albemarles

    I suspect this photo from the book "Tip of the Spear" by Horn and Wyczynski won't be new to you but may help others tracking down further information

    5 Plt, “B” Coy, 1 Cdn  Para Bn.jpg

    Courtesy of the 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion Association Archives.

    After the jump and exercise in January 1944, members of 5 Platoon, “B” Company pose for a picture. (Front row) Sergeant John Kemp, D.S. Ticknor, W. Pauk, J.J. Melenius; (back row) V.H. Symons, D.A. Currie, E. Makela, W.A. Crowe.


    Regards ...
     
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  10. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

    Hi Benoit,

    I noticed your section of men from 5 Platoon B Coy are pretty much all standing together in the B Coy group photo on the Pegasus Archive including Pte. D.T. Price (2nd Row to the right). Their Platoon Commander according to various sources was Lt. Normand Toseland who is seated to the right of Capt. (Major) Griffin.

    The closest I can get you to a 5 Platoon aircraft is the one that carried Lt. Toseland - CN 294. I put all the aircraft carrying the Canadian Parachute Battalion together in one file. As you can see there is a lot of missing information and I can't guarantee its accuracy.

    A couple of Mark Zuehlke's books from his Juno Beach series go into detail concerning the activities of B Coy on D-Day and immediately afterwards. I have yet to run across any mention of the men in your section, however, I don't have all the books, etc on the Canadian Paras.

    Hope that helps.
     

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