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Normandy (Operation Overlord)
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied Europe commonly known as D-Day, saw the 6th Airborne Division in action f...
Flight Lieutenant Peter Craske served with 48 and 512 Squadrons, No. 4 Group Royal Air Force.On 5 June 1944 he was navigator on Dakota FZ. 647 that took part in Operation Tonga, the first drop into Normandy. His Dakota dropped 17 troops onto Drop Zone ‘N’.
Service History
- Date not known No 46 Group RAF (Flight Lieutenant)
