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Description: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota DC-3 (code ZA947) taking off at Kemble Air show, Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England, in June 2009. Quote from the BBMF website: “Dakota ZA947 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.” Photographed by Adrian Pingstone and placed in the public domain.
Title: Bbmf dc3 at kemble 2009 arp
Credit: Own work
Author: Arpingstone
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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