56th Troop Carrier Squadron (56th TCS)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 5th Air Force (5th AF), 375th Troop Carrier Group (375th TCG)

Background
The 56th Troop Carrier Squadron (55th TCS) operated the C-47 Skytrain in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA).

Wartime History
On July 25, 1943 lost is C-47A 42-23618 pilot Captain George W. Beswick crashed near the summit of a high mountain near the Sela River with five killed and five survivors.

On December 23, 1943 lost is C-47A "Windy City" 42-23500 pilot 1st Lt Gale J. Chase (MIA) over the Owen Stanley Range.

References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) pages 227-228 (56th Troop Carrier) [PDF pages 239-240]

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