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Dakota Squadrons in Action From D-Day to V.E. Day: Airborne, Support and Supply Operations in the Liberation of Europe

Dakota Squadrons in Action From D-Day to V.E. Day: Airborne, Support and Supply Operations in the Liberation of Europe


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RAF Transport Command's 46 Group, formed in January 1944, played a pivotal role in the Allies' victory during the final months of World War II. Operating from three airfields-RAF Broadwell, RAF Blakehill Farm, and RAF Down Ampney-its six squadrons flew the Douglas C-47 Dakotas, providing vital support to airborne forces, paratroopers, and gliders. They conducted air drops, resupplied front-line troops, and facilitated casualty evacuation. From D-Day on 6 June 1944, the Dakotas flew crucial missions over France, transporting goods and personnel while returning with wounded troops and captured enemy material. The 'Flying Nightingales', WAAF nurses aboard these flights, administered first aid on their return journeys, though one nurse, LACW Margaret Campbell, was killed in a crash in October 1944. During Operation Market Garden in September 1944, Dakotas supported the airborne forces with daily resupply flights. Flight Lieutenant David Lord of 271 Squadron posthumously received the Victoria Cross for his bravery in delivering supplies under heavy flak. In March 1945, Dakotas played a key role in Operation Varsity, the final airborne assault of the war. This book examines the significant contribution of 46 Group's Dakotas and crews, highlighting their crucial part in the defeat of Nazi Germany. AUTHOR: Clive Bennett was born during the middle of the 1960s in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in the heart of the Cotswolds, and has remained within the boundaries of the town for the past sixty years. Leaving secondary school at the age of sixteen with a handful of CSEs/O Levels, he entered local employment with an engineering company, where he attained the position of a Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer. Married to Michelle for over thirty years, Clive is the proud father to two grown-up daughters, Sian and Rhiannon. Clive's long interest in aircraft and photography, particularly military aviation, has led to the publication of articles and photographs used on a regular basis in both USA- and UK-produced magazines. 16 b/w illustrations

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CLIVE BENNETT was born during the middle of the 1960s in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in the heart of the Cotswolds, and has remained within the boundaries of the town for the past sixty years. Leaving secondary school at the age of sixteen with a handful of CSEs/O Levels, he entered local employment with an engineering company, where he attained the position of a Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer. Married to Michelle for over thirty years, Clive is the proud father to two grown-up daughters, Sian and Rhiannon. Clive’s long interest in aircraft and photography, particularly military aviation, has led to the publication of articles and photographs used on a regular basis in both USA- and UK-produced magazines.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781036121198
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 264
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1036121194
  • Publisher Date: 19 Sep 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Airborne, Support and Supply Operations in the Liberation of Europe


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