69TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON
433RD TROOP CARRIER GROUP
The Squadron was constituted as the 69th Troop Carrier Squadron on 22 January 1943 and activated and attached to the 433rd Troop Carrier Group on 9 February 1943.
The 69th Troop Carrier Squadron was posted to the following locations during WWII:-
| 9 Feb 1943 | Florence AA Fld, SC |
| 19 Mar 1943 | Sedalia AA Fld, Mo |
| abt 5 Jun 1943 | Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC |
| 1-12 Aug 1943 | Baer Field, Ind |
| 1 Sep 1943 | Port Moresby, NG |
| 10 Jan 1944 | Nadzab, NG |
| abt 5 Jan 1945 | Biak |
| 26 Jan 1945 | Tanauan, Leyte |
| 1 Jun 1945 | Clark Field, Luzon |
Operated C-47s 1943 to 1945, B-17s 1944, and C-46s 1944.
B-17
Flying Fortress, #41-24353,
“Cap’n and the Kids” cannibalised
by the 4th ADG and then in Nov 43,
modified to serve in the
capacity as an armed transport with the 69th Troop Carrier Squadron
REFERENCES
"Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II" by Maurer Maurer
69th Troop Carrier Squadron - Pacific Wrecks
"Backload: February 1943 - June 1944, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, New Guinea" - Bangor Public Library
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