Ormeside,
Would you have come across Dennis (another of the many nicknamed "Danny") Gilbert in the Glider Regiment? He was also RAF. He trained on Catalinas in Pensacola.
At the Rhine Crossing he piloted a glider carrying an Ox and Bucks HQ, thought I don't know if it was Battalion or a Company HQ. His son Barry is my brother-in-law.
I contributed the little I know of his wartime experiences to this thread many moons ago, but wouldn't have a clue how to link to the posts.