D DAY +1 OPERATIONS - RAF BLAKEHILL FARM

OPERATION 'ROB ROY ONE'

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6th - 7th June 1944 – Dakotas from No.233 Squadron RAF flew a re-supply mission to the 6th Airborne Division, dropping 371 supply panniers containing fuel, ammunition, radio sets and rations on DZ 'N' in the Caen area.  

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• Dakota III KG424 CRASHED - SHOT DOWN BY ALLIED SHIPPING

  • S/L C Wright AFC (Captain)​ - TAKEN POW 

  • F/O E Q Semple (2nd Pilot) - TAKEN POW - ESCAPED

  • F/O B Cowie (Navigator) - TAKEN POW

  • F/O C J Williams (Wireless Operator) - TAKEN POW - ESCAPED

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• Dakota III KG341

  • W/O G P Bailey (Captain)​

  • F/Sgt E G Warrington (2nd Pilot)

  • W/O N S Beckett (Navigator)

  • Sgt E C Pitt (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III KG329 CRASHED - SHOT DOWN BY ALLIED SHIPPING

  • F/O E E Wood (Captain)​ - KILLED IN ACTION  

  • F/S A W Illingworth (2nd Pilot) - TAKEN POW 

  • P/O D W B Carr (Navigator) - TAKEN POW 

  • Sgt L Thomas (Wireless Operator) - TAKEN POW 

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• Dakota III KG441 

  • F/L R N Lestang (Captain)​

  • P/O J G Dijkstre (2nd Pilot)

  • W/O A R Williamson (Navigator)

  • P/O A F Payne (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III FZ666

  • F/O W F Chambers (Captain)​

  • Sgt F J Cronk (2nd Pilot)

  • W/O F H Hill (Navigator)

  • Sgt J Stott (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III KG692 

  • F/O K M Dober (Captain)​

  • Sgt R G Barlow (2nd Pilot)

  • F/Sgt T F Bartlett (Navigator)

  • F/Sgt A A K Tyrrel

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• Dakota III KG455 

  • W/O G S Wright (Captain)​

  • F/S L Cooper (2nd Pilot)

  • W/O P F White (Navigator)

  • Sgt F B Lewis (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III KG448 

  • F/L A Cody DFC DFM (Captain)​

  • F/L M R Sisley (2nd Pilot)

  • F/O A C Hollingsworth (Navigator)

  • Sgt O P W Goodfellow (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III KG412 

  • W/O N Mills (Captain)​

  • Sgt E Woodgate (2nd Pilot)

  • W/O J Buckton (Navigator)

  • Sgt G G Sparkes (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III FZ681 

  • F/S A W Coventon (Captain)​

  • F/S R L Beighton (2nd Pilot)

  • F/S J A Edwards (Navigator)

  • F/S G N Mirfin (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III KG566 

  • S/L C J Mackenzie (Captain)​

  • F/O D G Harcus (2nd Pilot)

  • W/O L V Whitehouse (Navigator)

  • W/O J L Dodds (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III KG437 

  • F/O J A Stewart (Captain)​

  • F/O D A Todd (2nd Pilot)

  • W/O R S J Phillips (Navigator)

  • F/O W C Bradley (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III FZ688 

  • F/O F W Vines (Captain)​

  • F/O G B Wood (2nd Pilot)

  • F/O J K M Eadie (Navigator)

  • W/O F Henry (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III FZ669

  • F/O N W Gustafson (Captain)​

  • F/O G R Tozer (2nd Pilot)

  • F/O S Allen (Navigator)

  • F/Sgt J Hickey (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III FZ680 

  • F/L O L Broadley (Captain)​

  • F/Sgt W F Farquarson (2nd Pilot)

  • F/Sgt A G Bishop (Navigator)

  • F/Sgt H C Plank (Wireless Operator)

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• Dakota III KG315 

  • F/Sgt P R Russell (Captain)​

  • F/Sgt F H Jones (2nd Pilot)

  • F/Sgt D C Schofield (Navigator)

  • W/O A S Burgess (Wireless Operator)

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