![]() ![]() Due to the shortage of British Dakota aircraft, the British paratroopers, as in Market Garden, were transported in American C-47's. The British used worn out 4 engine bombers to tow many of their gliders, the Horsa, using Halifax and Sterling bombers. At some American bases in France the double tow was used for the first time which involved a C47 towing 2 Waco CG-4a gliders. “There are many airfields, in UK and France, from which either paratroop transports or gliders were flown. To commemorate this historic event, DCA is inviting all interested simulator pilots to participate.Īs he has for previous World War II commemorative flights, DCA VP for Flight Operations Glen Broome has designed every aspect of DCA Varsity, bringing his extensive knowledge of the war into this work, using a variety of tools available to flight sim enthusiasts to bring the project to life again.Īs Broome first wrote to fellow pilots while planning the project, This was Operation Varsity, which was staged on March 24, 1945, just weeks before the final surrender of Germany and the end of the war in Europe. DC3 AIRWAYS, the only virtual flight simulation airline dedicated to the DC3 and C47 aircraft is repeating its popular recreation of World War II’s last major airborne assault on Nazi Germany. ![]()
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