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Douglas Dakota Mk. III, Cockpit Section

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1984, Cosford, Hangar Four, X002-9932

This Dakota was built in the USA in 1944, and flew across the Atlantic (via the Azores) to the UK. It served with No. 233 Squadron RAF from February of that year. The Squadron was heavily involved in airborne operations around D-Day and Operation Market Garden.

Green-finished cockpit populated with two seats, and instrument panels and controls on either side of the glazing., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Leaflet distributed to personnel by SHAEF prior to D-Day with text by Eisenhower, 1944

Archives, In Storage, AC97/12/4

This leaflet was distributed to every member of the 175,000-strong Allied Expeditionary Force as they waited to embark for Normandy.

Leaflet distributed to personnel by SHAEF prior to D-Day with text by Eisenhower, 1944 | AC97/12/4

Leslie Curtis Glover - a short autobiography

Archives, In Storage, X003-0337/005

Spitfire pilot Plt Off Leslie Glover of No. 26 Squadron was in direct radio communication with Royal Navy warships as he flew from 10,000 ft over Normandy during D-Day.

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