IX Troop Carrier Command C-47 / C-53 Veterans

- D-Day veterans still flying
  Douglas C-47s / C-53s which have confirmed participation in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and are currently maintained in flying condition.
 

		C-47A-1-DL Serial : #42-23310 - Nickname : unknown 435th Troop Carrier Group 75th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial #33 mission Elmira (glider tow) - Chalk #40 Aircrew : Charron - Goodman - none - Keith - Hess Glider pilots : Ballantyne - Mc Geehee
		C-47A-45-DL Serial : #42-24105 - Nickname : unknown 435th Troop Carrier Group 77th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #13 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #42 Aircrew : Delaplace - Timmons - none - Jackson - Smith
		C-47-DL Serial : #42-32832 - Nickname : unknown 61st Troop Carrier Group 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #25 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #41 Aircrew : King - Timmins - none - Stone - Decker Board loading manifest : known
		C-47-DL Serial : #42-32833 - Nickname : unknown 61st Troop Carrier Group 14h Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 2 Serial : #24 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #21 Aircrew : Lyon - Vrabel - none - Muszynski - Bodden Board loading manifest : known Serial : #38 mission Freeport (Resupply) - Chalk : unknown Aircrew : unknown
		C-47A-5-DK Serial : #42-92451 / FZ668 - Nickname : unknown 46 Group RAF 271 Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Operation Tonga (Paradrop) Aircrew : Nicholl - Dale - Marsden - Caves
		C-47A-5-DK Serial : #42-92489 / FZ692 - Nickname : Kwicherbichen 46 Group RAF 233 Squadron D-Day missions : 2 Operation Tonga (Paradrop) Aircrew : McRae - Delarmere - Milne - Davidson Operation Robroy One (Resupply) Aircrew : Dober - Barlow - Barlette - Tyrell
		C-47A-10-DK Serial : #42-92606 / KG395 - Nickname : unknown 46 Group RAF 48 Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Operation Mallard (Glider tow) Aircrew : Keiller - Barry - Birch - Parry Glider pilots : Unknown
		C-47A-15-DK Serial : #42-92847 - Nickname : That's All Brother 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #7 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #1 Aircrew : Donalson - Daniel - Blankenship - Shallcross - Groswird - Wilson - Chalfant
		C-47A-65-DL Serial : #42-100591 - Nickname : Tico Belle 437th Troop Carrier Group 84th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 2 Serial : #28 mission Detroit (glider tow) - Chalk : #50 Aircrew : Bloch - Hill II - none - Quinn - Calhoun Glider pilots : Murphy - Hiti Serial : #34 mission Galveston (glider tow) - Chalk : #50 Aircrew : Bloch - Hill II - none - Quinn - Calhoun Glider pilots : Schuessler Jr - Hampton
		C-47A-70-DL Serial : #42-100823 - Nickname : unknown 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (glider tow) - Chalk : #42 Aircrew : Culp Jr - x - x - x Glider pilots : Hynes - x
		C-47A-80-DL Serial : #43-15211 - Nickname : unknown 439th Troop Carrier Group 92nd Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #12 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #47 Aircrew : Petty - x - x - x - x
		C-47A-60-DL Serial : #43-30647 - Nickname : Virginia Ann 61st Troop Carrier Group 59th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #24 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #1 Aircrew : Mitchell - Smith - Scharf - Rosenthal - Morris Board Loading Manifest : Known
		C-47A-60-DL Serial : #43-30652 - Nickname : unknown 316th Troop Carrier Group 36th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #18 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #37 Aircrew : Fahy - x - x - x - McDonald Board loading manifest : 14 paratroopers known
		C-47A-60-DL Serial : #43-30732 - Nickname : unknown 61st Troop Carrier Group 14th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #24 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #24 Aircrew : Moh - Martzon - none - Blomdal - Gray Board Loading Manifest : known

- D-Day veterans - Static display in a museum
  Douglas C-47s / C-53s which have confirmed participation in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and are currently in static display in a museum.
 

		C-47-DL Serial : #41-18487 - Nickname : Unknown 313th Troop Carrier Group 48th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #23 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #58 Aircrew : Ritter - Wilson - Karn - Mitchell - Reardon Static Display : BAN Lann-Bihoué, France
		C-47A-35-DL Serial : #42-23936 - Nickname : Unknown 438th Troop Carrier Group 89th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #8 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #53 Aircrew : Hanscom - Johnson - none - Ferguson - Keeling Static Display : The War Museum, Overloon, The Netherlands
		C-47A-20-DK Serial : #42-93096 - Nickname : Unknown IX Troop Carrier Command Pathfinder School D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #5 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #17 Aircrew : Gaudio - Vohs - Perez - Anderson - Pisar Board Loading Manifest : known Static Display : The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA. USA
		C-47A-70-DL Serial : #42-100825 - Nickname : The Willing Slave 439th Troop Carrier Group 92nd Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 2 Serial : #12 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #49 Aircrew : Imschweiler - Ristveidt - Ryder - Jensen - Ginter Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (Glider tow) - Chalk #21 Aircrew : Imschweiler - x - x - x - x Glider Pilots : Bennett - x Static Display : Airborne Museum, Sainte Mère Eglise, France
		C-47A-75-DL Serial : #42-100971 - Nickname : The Squirrel 316th Troop Carrier Group 44th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #17 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #3 Aircrew : Ross - Farrell - Judge - Fekete - Williams Static Display : Aviation Museum Aviodrome, Lelystad, The Netherlands
		C-47A-80-DL Serial : #43-15073 - Nickname : The S.N.A.F.U Special 440th Troop Carrier Group 95th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #15 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #88 Aircrew : Harper - Lizana - Winter - Buckner - Lindsley Static Display : Merville Battery Museum, Merville-Franceville, France
		C-47A-85-DL Serial : #43-15510 - Nickname : Unknown 316th Troop Carrier Group 37th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 1 Serial : #18 mission Boston (Paradrop) - Chalk : #11 Aircrew : Prindible - Harmonay - none - Ingrisano - Carmean Static Display : Air Commando Park, Hurlburt Field, Fort Walton Beach, FL. USA
		C-47A-90-DL Serial : #43-15652 - Nickname : Unknown 439th Troop Carrier Group 92nd Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 2 Serial : #11 mission Albany (Paradrop) - Chalk : #11 Aircrew : Corrigan - x - x - x - x Serial : #36 mission Hackensack (Glider tow) - Chalk #17 Aircrew : Corrigan - x - x - x - x Glider Pilots : Barrett - x Static Display : National Military Museum, Soesterberg, The Netherlands.

- Aircraft based in England, Spring 1944 - Still flying
  Douglas C-47s / C-53s based in England during Spring 1944 and which are currently maintained in flying condition.
 

		C-47A-40-DL Serial : #42-24064 - Nickname : Placid Lassie 434th Troop Carrier Group 74th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : ? Serial : NO CONFIRMED INFORMATION
		C-53D-DO Serial : #42-68810 - Nickname : Gruesome 52nd Troop Carrier Wing Hq D-Day missions : 0 Used for administrative flights and medical evacuations
		C-53D-DO Serial : #42-68830 - Nickname : unknown 434th Troop Carrier Group 71st or 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : ? Serial : NO CONFIRMED INFORMATION
		C-47A-75-DL Serial : #42-100882 - Nickname : Drag Em Oot 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 0 Equipped with glider pick up system, stayed on the ground.
		C-47A-75-DL Serial : #42-100884 - Nickname : unknown 436th Troop Carrier Group 79th Troop Carrier Squadron D-Day missions : 0 Equipped with glider pick up system, stayed on the ground

  Note : This list is not exhaustive. It only represents my research and knowledge at this time. If you are aware of an aircraft that meets the strict criteria for addition to this list or if you have a correction to make, please contact me.