Pathfinders Of The 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command, Grantham, England

About this film

Army Air Forces Combat Subjects film #1525: Pathfinders Of The 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command, Grantham, England . No description at the National Archives but this is footage of members of the IX TCC Pathfinder Group. They are standing for inspection and also show off some of their Pathfinder gear for the camera. This is likely 1944 or 1945, as they were formed in February 1944 according to the Air Mobility Command Museum . I would bet this was taken before the Normandy Invasion. Unfortunately I only recognize some of the equipment - holophan lights. I skimmed the 1945 Graphic Survey Of Radio And Radar Equipment Used By The Army Air Forces , which has also been uploaded to Archive.org, and I didn't recognize any of the other stuff. National Archives Identifier: 3987 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Army Air Forces

Subjects

Army Air Forces -- Combat Subjects, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Troop Carrier Command, 9th, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American, IX Troop Carrier Command, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Troop Carrier Pathfinder Group (Prov), 9th, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army Air Forces, WWII, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Air Force, 9th, World War II, AN/UPN-1, Aldis Light, Racon

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