No. 297 Squadron RAF
The squadron saw action in Sicily and took part in the D-Day invasion and Operation Market Garden.In 1943 the squadron flew Albemarles to Algeria to take part in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, returning to Britain the same year.[5] They then moved to RAF Station Brize Norton on 14 March 1944 to practice towing Horsa gliders in preparation for the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (now known as Pegasus Bridge) and the Merville Battery located on the Normandy coast overlooking Sword Beach.On 24 March 1945 thirty Halifax aircraft towed Horsas manned with 6th Airborne paratroops to effect a successful Rhine crossing.The reformed squadron kept the Halifax A.7 aircraft and moved to RAF Brize Norton on 5 September 1946.
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