101st in Normandy

[admin]

This is somewhat off the Clarkair subject but interesting. Research was done and at least one Dozer apparently was delivered on D-day.

http://worldwar2gliderpilots.blogspot.c ... pratt.html

...Two gliders carried engineers of the 326th Airborne Engineer Company and a small bulldozer; two carried personnel and equipment of the 101st Airborne Signal Company,...

[17thairborne]

That was a great article. Thanks for posting

[welbike]

Yes great! what a history!!

Here's 2 pictures loading the Clark into the gliders for Normandy, sorry for the quality!!






I took these pictures with a cellphone in the museum in St mere Eglise, Normandy last year, they have a restored CA-1 too there, will add pictures/data of that one later, is there a place for restored/survived Clarks here on the forum?

Alex

[welbike]

Will post these pictures in the historical section too, note the Case tractor in the 1st, were they used in Normandy too?

Have posted another 3 pictures aswell!

Grtz,

Alex

[admin]

I believe the tractor is a Case SI. It was used by Airborne Engineers but I have not seen any in Overlord/Normandy pictures. I am sure it followed the troops in on the beach resupply.

Bill