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298 Squadron (1457 words) |
 | The primary role of 298 and 644 Squadrons on the first night of the landings was to tow the six Horsa gliders, three to each Squadron, that were to seize by a coup de main raid the Bénouville and Ranville Bridges, spanning the Caen Canal and River Orne respectively. |
| On the 24th March, 298 Squadron towed twenty-four Hamilcars and five Horsas to their landing zones at Hamminkeln, during which one Halifax was brought down by flak and its six-man crew were killed. |
| On the 30th March, 298 and 644 Squadrons contributed eleven aircraft to SOE resupply missions in these countries; one aircraft and six men were lost on the "Ostler 2" sortie. |
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