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Home Town Hubbardston
Date of Passing Feb 05, 2005
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Margaret Ann (Langdon) Wood was born on February 21, 1919, in Hubbardston, MI. After high school, she attended the University of Michigan where she graduated with a degree from the nursing program. She enlisted in the US Army Air Force in 1943, and completed basic training. She was assigned to the 349th Flight Nurse Training Squadron at Bowman Field, KY.
Following her training there, she was assigned to the 817th Medical Air Evacuation Squadron in England. For the next year and one-half, she flew air evacuation missions to France, Germany, and the Azores. She also made several trans-Atlantic flights, bringing severly wounded soldiers and airmen back to hospitals in the U.S. She was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
She was chosen by the US government to travel to Switzerland on a goodwill tour shortly before the war was over in 1945. After the war, she returned to the University of Michigan and worked there as a nurse, In 1947, she married James E. Wood and moved to Detroit. The couple made thier home there until 1964 when they moved again, this time to Western Springs. James died in 1992, and Margaret Ann moved to Batavia in 1998.
Margaret continued her nursing work and volunteer efforts in Holmstad.
James and Margaret had 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
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Doings Hinsdale IL News
1943-1945, C-47 Skytrain/Dakota
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C-47 Skytrain/Dakota Details
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During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo and wounded. Over 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, California and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City plant produced 5,354 C-47s from March 1943 until August 1945.
Model Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota Mk I Length 63.75 ft | 19.43 m Width 95.51 ft | 29.11 m Height 16.99 ft | 5.18 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whintey R-1830-92 14-cylinder radial piston engines delivering 1,200hp each. Empty Weight 18,199 lbs | 8,255 kg MTOW 25,999 lbs | 11,793 kg Max Speed 230 mph | 370 km/h | 200 kts Max Range 1,600 miles | 2,575 km Ceiling 23,999 ft | 7,315 m | 4.5 miles Climb Rate 1,041 ft/min Hardpoints None. Armament None. Accommodations 3 + 27