Gulbin was born in Brooklyn and has been a resident of Staten Island since 1953. Gulbin, 98, of Staten Island, NY died on Januat CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ.
The short arrow indicates skid marks leading to the crash site. The curved red arrow shows the proposed course of the right turn which leads to the crash site decribed above. The sketch below shows the actual drop zone in blue:īelow a war time Alliied map of the area - it also shows where the 1st Bn/513th PIR was dropped (blue) and is shows the course on which 48the TCS approached the area (red). They were - by mistake - dropped a little too far north. Claussen's C-46 was part of 48 TCS - from the list of paratroopers on board I could establish that he carried soldiers of A-Company, 1st Batallion, 513th Para Infantry Regiment. Theshort red line tries to indicate the skid marks. This was the only German dressing station in the area of the airborne landings - it was supposed to be established in a manor house called Gut Weissenstein (also called Wittenstein in the old days). Just a bit south of the crash site a German dressing station was in the process of being set up on March 24th - they never finished the job because they were taken by surprise by the airborne landings starting at 10 AM on that day. We also know that he was treated by German medics. We know from the MACR for 44-77602 that there was an emergencey landing resulting in a crash - one crew member was thrown clear of the wreckage. But as opposed to the gliders the wreck is indicated by skidmarks which such gliders do not produce. He found the wreckage of a crash-landed aircraft on this aerial photo - it is surrounded by US Waco gliders. In the following post I am combining his information with my findings - the latter will help to underline the plausibility of Ortwin's suggestion. A few cases - especially with regard to C-46 losses - are still unclear. He knows the crash sites for most US transport aircraft downed during Opertaion Varsity - so what he says in our case is not just guesswork. He has a theory - and in my view a plausible one. I had a chance to consult our local expert, Ortwin, on this case.
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