This image of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Douglas C47 Dakota ZA947, that flew over Lyneham village
low-level before landing on the airbase. The ageing
visitor to the station with the distinctive upper surface
green and brown camouflage and large RAF roundel on
the rear
fuselage.
Dakota ZA947 currently wears the livery of 267 ‘Pegasus’ Squadron,
which flew in the Transport, Trooping and Re-supply
roles in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Theatres
during 1943/44. The squadron employed various colour
schemes on its Dakotas but always displayed its ‘Pegasus’ emblem
prominently on the aircraft’s nose. The Squadron’s
role included the re-supply of partisans and resistance
fighters, behind enemy lines, either by para-drops
or by landing at clandestine airstrips.
Photo
taken 1st September 2007
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