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299 Squadron RAF - Taken by Mike Colton 17 Jan 2021
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299 Squadron RAF - Taken by Mike Colton 17 Jan 2021
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299 Squadron RAF - Taken by Mike Colton 17 Jan 2021
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Location of Memorial Grove - Taken by Mike Colton 17 Jan 2021
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Area of Memorial - Taken by Mike Colton 29 Jan 2021
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Area of Memorial - Taken by Mike Colton 29 Jan 2021
Reference WMO/279203
Address:
Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Burton-on-Trent
DE13 7AR
England
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
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No. 299 Squadron was formed on 4 November 1943 form 'C' flight of 297 Squadron at RAF Stoney Cross, Hampshire as a special operations squadron flying Short Stirling's Mark IV. Their Call Sign was "X9-Y" ( Y Worry). It became operational in April 1944 dropping SOE agents. During the Normandy landings the squadron first delivered paratroopers, and then returned to air-tow 16 Airspeed Horsa gliders across the English Channel. The squadron continued operations with re-supply drops until 10 June when it returned to SOE duties. In between the SOE duties the squadron air-towed Horsa gliders for the Arnhem landings (Operation Market Garden), and the Rhine crossing (Operation Varsity). It was also involved in supply-dropping to resistance forces in Norway until the end of the war. At the end of the Second World War the squadron disbanded at RAF Shepherds Grove, Suffolk on 15 February 1946. It had no RAF Crest as a means of preserving its secrecy.
PO Bert Horan, WO Jack Fry, WO Basil Jaggard, WO Reg Lowmanbaker, WO Maurice Davis, WO Gus Tyers.
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