440Th TROOP CARRIER GROUP. Don't download, just follow the road map and mph speeds...
OBJECTIVE: Transport of the 3rd battalion 506 PIR and 326 AB Eng Bat on the DZ "D". ( North CARENTAN )
TIME :
Start engines : 2325
Taxi Time : 2330
Take-Off : 2348
SPEEDS ( MPH ) IAS :
To "IP" 140
"IP" to DZ : 125
Drop speed : 110
Return : 150
ALTITUDES ( Sea Level )
Assembly-ADA-ELKO : 1500 ft
Flatbush : 1000 ft
over water outbond 500
"IP" : 1500
DZ : 700
DZ to Gallup : 100 ft climbing to 3000 ft prior to crossing gallup.
GALLUP to ADA : 3000.
PRECISION : the magnetic declination having changed since 1944 the headings have changed by about 10 degrees than the overlay in the site
PAYLOD FORMATION
5650 pound max. V
TIME SCHEDULE
ADA : 0020 / ELKO : 0030 / FLATBUSH : 0043 / GALLUP 0055 / HOBOKEN : 0107 / "IP" ( Or MULESHOE") 0133 / DZ : 0143 / PADUCAH : 0148 / SPOKANE : 0154 / GALLUP : 0226 / ...
All the briefing is available on the french site www.6juin1944.com which publishes numerous microfilms and other départure from many airfield for other troop carrier.
Personal photos at Sannerville 75th anniversary of D Day Normandy FRANCE. I find a video of this day
Bartul
For ultra realism: get lost! Ignore the flightpath! Dich the paratroopers where there's no AA guns! Land where you're supposed to and report everything honkey-dory!
PeterESSA
Thank you! This seems to be a fun mission, I have to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Ginete
Tx!
8bitgamerdad
I've been looking for enough info to create these flight plans, but always seemed to be coming up short. This solves a number of my challenges. Thank you for this!
Spartan300
8bitgamerdad,
it took me a long time to find something very similar to what you are looking for.
Try the following:
To Hell and Back, Flight plans from Operation Overlord 06 June 1944
Another thing that has made these plans hard to find is 90% of those archived were dated with the original launch day. That being 05 June 1944. Due to inclement weather, Overlord was postponed to 06 June 1944. Being that flight plans were typed or handwritten back during WW2. This was a pain in the ass and thus, the head shed for the Army Air Corps allowed for flight crews to simply use flight plans dated for 05 June 2022. Most grateful of all were the Navigators from all heavy squadrons (those being Flying Fortresses B17s / B24 B25 B 32 B29
2 years ago