For big loads there was the incredible Beverley ... Just a bit faster than a Navy boat ("If there wasn't a headwind", the unkind would say).
It could also carry paras in the "boom", which was said to be as big as a Dakota's fuselage.
What a majestic sight, almost from another age - also said to be derived from the Hamilcar glider by General Aircraft (as woz), with big input from the "boots on the ground" brigade ...
What a pleasant trip to the great days of Confrontation - thanks to all contributors !