| 1944-12-23 | 12 | 437 | Repulse | 469-Ramsbury | C-47 | Resupply | 101 | Ammunition Parapacks and door loads dropped to the 101st located in the Bastogne area in Belgium. | |
437th C-47 resupply Mission Order #12
The first mission identified as #12 was completed on the 23rd December 1944. The prescribed route was followed and upon reaching the LZ it was found to be well marked by red smoke flares and panels. Th-eight ships in the formation completed the mission and dropped 384 bundles in the LZ. Two ships turned back due to mechanical failure. Light enemy fire was encountered southeast of the landing zone but no battle damage was incurred. All planes returned safely and the mission was considered successful. |
| 1944-12-24 | 13 | 437 | Repluse | 469-Ramsbury | C-47 | Resupply | 101 | Ammunition Parapacks and door loads dropped to the 101st located in the Bastogne area in Belgiu | |
437th C-47 resupply Mission Order #12
The location and purpose of the mission was identical mission #12. The first aircraft took off at 1025 hours and reached the LZ at approximately 1338 hours. The LZ was again well marked and identified and forty-three planes completed the mission dropping 92,508 lbs. of ammunition to the 101st Airborne Division. One ship turned back due to mechanical failure. Enemy action in the nature of small arms fire was encountered northeast of Bastogne but battle damage encountered was negligible. All planes returned safely and the mission was considered a success. During this mission one crew member was slightly wounded as a result of flak fire.
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| 1944-12-26 | 1 | 440 | Repulse | A-50-Orléans/Bricy | 1 | 0 | 101 | Medics | |
| The 101st had their Medical unit captured and were in serious need of a surgeon and medical equipment and staff. |
| 1944-12-26 | 10 | 440 | Repulse | A-50-Orléans/Bricy | 10 | 0 | 101 | Ammunition, Gasoline, med supplies | |
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| 1944-12-26 | 14 | 437 | Repulse | 469-Ramsbury | C-47 | Resupply | 101 | Ammunition Parapacks and door loads dropped to the 101st located in the Bastogne area in Belgium | |
437th C-47 resupply Mission Order #14
The loads were the same as on previous mission with the identical LZ. The landing zone was well marked and all planes involved successfully reached that point, dropping 546 bundles, representing a total of 128,268 lbs. of combat necessities. Enemy small arms fire and light flak was again encountered southeast of Bastogne and fifteen planes incurred a small amount of battle damage. all planes returned safely and the mission was considered a success.
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| 1944-12-27 | 1117 | 439 | Repulse | A-39-Châteaudun | 50 | 0 | 101 | Ammunition, Gasoline, med supplies | |
| The 440th dispatched
15 aircrafts from their airfield at A-50, Orléans /Bricy, Fr., to A-39 Châteaudun, Fr. The 95th dispatched eight, 96th dispatched seven but two were not needed and returned to A-50. The 440th was marshaled at the end of the airfield behind the 439th. |
| 1944-12-27 | 15 | 437 | Repulse | 469-Ramsbury | C-47 | Resupply | 101 | Ammunition Parapacks and door loads dropped to the 101st located in the Bastogne area in Belgium | |
437th Resupply Mission #15
The prescribed route was followed and upon reaching the LZ, which was extremely well marked with red smoke pots, a total of 388 bundles weighing a total 80,522 lbs. were dropped at the desired location. Two ships in the formation were forced to return back due to mechanical failure. Enemy action on this particular mission was very slight and four planes received light battle damage. No combat personnel were injured and all planes retuned safely. Mission was considered a success. |