Re Dakotas in Burma against the Japanese: Rawalpindi is a long way west of Burma, especially for glider operations. Perhaps it was a training base for operations into the Burmese jungle? My father was the army major in charge of supporting the Chindits by air, and he was based in East India, and later even closer to the action from jungle clearings. He told of arranging to drop all sorts of goods and equipment out of Dakotas over mere map references in the Burmese jungle. These included primitive outboard motors, and, once, some £10,000 in gold sovereigns.These he had to throw out of the plane personally and sign a chit to certify so doing. He often used to wonder if anyone managed to find them.