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Old 5th Apr 2007, 18:07
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Samuel
 
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Sorry, but no, it isn't it! As I recall the aircraft was banking left, over the coastline. It was also some years, 1944, after yours!

He tells me he was at RAF Fairford at the time :"On the 6 June 1944 the squadron carried 400 paratroopers to Caen, France. The squadron returned and towed Airspeed Horsa gliders into France. It moved to RAF Fairford and carried out supply-dropping missions to the advancing troops and SOE operatives. The squadron involvement in supply drops at Arnhem caused 10 aircraft losses in 4 days".
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