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| Halifax V, LL355-G of No. 298 Squadron |
| Tug pilot, Wing Commander Duder Pilot Officer Mclaren, Sergeant Lappin, Flight Lieutenant Palmby, Flight Sergeant Newling, Sergeant McAllum. |
| Glider No. 1 (Serial No. PF 800) Tarrant Rushton Chalk No. 91 (Glider No. 667) |
| Pilot, Staff Sergeant Jim H. Wallwork Co-pilot, Staff Sergeant John Ainsworth |
| No. 25 Platoon D Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Lieutenant Herbert Denham “Den” Brotheridge |
| Sergeant Ollis |
| Corporal Bill Bailey, Corporal “Cobber” Caine, Corporal Webb |
| Lance Corporal Minns, Lance Corporal Tom Packwood |
| Private Baalam, Private Bates, Private Frank Bourlet, Private Leslie Chamberlain, Private Dennis Edwards, Private Charlie “Gus” Gardner, Private Bill Gray, Private Jackson 08, Private Paddy O’Donnell, Private Walter “Wally” Parr, Private Tilbury, Private Stan Watson, Private White, Private Windsor |
| Headquarters |
| Major Howard Corporal Tappenden |
| Royal Engineers |
| Corporal Watson |
| Sapper Danson, Sapper Ramsey, Sapper Harry Wheeler, Sapper Yates |
| Halifax LL335 of No. 298 Squadron |
| Tug pilot Warrant Officer Berry Flight Sergeant Roberts, Pilot Officer Letts, Flight Sergeant White (Royal Canadian Air Force), Sergeant Stewart, Sergeant Austin (Royal Norwegian Air Force), Flight Lieutenant Reevely. |
| Glider No. 2 (Serial No. LW 943) Tarrant Rushton Chalk No. 92 (Glider No. 661) |
| Pilot Staff Sergeant Oliver F. Boland Co-pilot Staff Sergeant P. Jack Hobbs |
| No. 24 Platoon D Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Lieutenant David Wood |
| Sergeant Leather |
| Corporal Claude Godbold, Corporal Copperthwaite, Corporal Ilsley |
| Lance Corporal Drew, Lance Corporal Arthur “Robbo” Roberts |
| Private Chatfield, Private Cheesley, Private Harry “Nobby” Clark 08, Private Harry Clark 33, Private Den Darcey, Private Harman, Private Lewis, Private Musty, Private Leonard, Private Malpas, Private Pepperall, Private Radford, Private Waters, Private Warmington, Private Fred Weaver, |
| Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Lance Corporal Harris |
| Royal Engineers |
| Acting Captain Jock Neilson |
| Sapper Conley, Sapper Lockhart, Sapper Shorey, Sapper Wilkinson |
| Halifax LL218-N of No. 664 Squadron |
| Tug pilot, Warrant Officer Herman Flight Sergeant Mills, Sergeant Duncan, Flight Sergeant Morrison, Flight Sergeant Walsh, Sergeant Waterfall |
| Glider No. 3 (Serial No. LH 469) Tarrant Rushton Chalk No. 93 (Glider No. 663) |
| Pilot, Staff Sergeant Geoffrey Barkway Co-pilot, Staff Sergeant Peter Boyle |
| No. 14 Platoon B Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Lieutenant Richard “Sandy” Smith |
| Sergeant Harrison |
| Corporal Aris, Corporal Stan Evans, Corporal Higgs |
| Lance Corporal Cohen, Lance Corporal Fred Greenhalgh, Lance Corporal Madge, |
| Private Anton, Private Basham, Private Burns, Private Crocker, Private Golden, Private Hook, Private Keane, Private Noble, Private Stewart, Private Slade, Private Tibbs, Private Pat Turner, Private Watts, Private Wilson, |
| Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Captain John Vaughan |
| Royal Engineers |
| Lance Corporal Waring |
| Sapper Clarke, Sapper Fleming, Sapper Greenhalgh, Sapper Preece |
| Halifax LL344-P of No. 664 Squadron |
| Tug pilot, Flight Officer Clapperton F/O Roberts, Flight Sergeant Burness, Flight Sergeant Bareham, Sergeant Rolt. |
| Glider No. 4. (Serial No. PF 723) Tarrant Rushton Chalk No. 94 (Glider No. 662) |
| Pilot, Staff Sergeant A. Lawrence Co-pilot, Staff Sergeant H. Shorter |
| No. 22 Platoon D Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Lieutenant Tony Hooper |
| Sergeant Peter Barwick |
| Lance Sergeant Raymond “Tich” Rayner |
| Corporal Bateman, Corporal Goodsir |
| Lance Corporal Ambrose, Lance Corporal Hunt |
| Private Allwood, Private Clive, Private Everett, Private Hedges, Private Gardner 08, Private Griffiths, Private Hammond, Private Jeffrey, Private Johnson, Private Lathbury, Private St Clair, Private Timms, Private Waite, Private Whitford, Private Wilson |
| Headquarters |
| Captain Brian Priday Lance Corporal Lambley |
| Royal Engineers |
| Lance Sergeant Brown |
| Sapper Deighan, Sapper Guest, Sapper Paget, Sapper Roberts |
| Halifax LL406-T of No. 298 Squadron |
| Tug pilot, Warrant Officer Bain Flight Lieutenant Rowell, Sergeant Holder, Flight Sergeant Mansell, Sergeant Weeks, Sergeant Beusley. |
| Glider No. 5. (Serial No. LJ 326) Tarrant Rushton Chalk No. 95 (Glider No. 660) |
| Pilot, Staff Sergeant Stan Pearson Co-pilot, Staff Sergeant Len Guthrie |
| No. 23 Platoon D Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Lieutenant Henry J. “Todd” Sweeney |
| Sergeant Gooch |
| Corporal Murton, Corporal Bill “Smokey” Howard, Corporal Jim Jennings |
| Lance Corporal Porter, Lance Corporal Stacey |
| Private Doug Allen, Private Bleach, Private Bowden, Private Peter “Rocky” Bright, Private Buller, Private Clark 46, Private Galbraith, Private Jackson 59, Private Read, Private Roach, Private Roberts, Private Tibbet, Private Willcocks, Private Wixon, Private Wood |
| Headquarters |
| Lieutenant Ian Macdonald (7th Parachute Battalion) |
| Royal Engineers |
| Corporal Straw |
| Sapper Bradford, Sapper Carter, Sapper Field, Sapper Cyril Haslett |
| Halifax LL350-Z of No. 664 Squadron |
| Tug pilot, Flight Officer Archibald Flight Sergeant O’Shea, Sergeant Hones, Flight Sergeant Chidley, Flight Sergeant Brown (Royal Canadian Air Force), Sergeant Orford. |
| Glider No. 6. (Serial No. PF 791) Tarrant Rushton Chalk No. 96 (Glider No. 664) |
| Pilot, Staff Sergeant Roy A. Howard Co-pilot, Staff Sergeant Fred Baacke |
| No. 17 Platoon B Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Lieutenant Dennis Fox |
| Sergeant Charles “Wagger” Thornton |
| Corporal Burne, Corporal Lally, Corporal Reynolds |
| Lance Corporal Loveday |
| Private Clare, Private Ennetts, Private Halbert, Private Jollet, Private Lawton, Private O’Shaughnessy, Private Peverill, Private Pope, Private Rudge, Private Starr, Private Summersby, Private Ward, Private Whitbread, Private Whitehouse, Private Woods, Private Wyatt, |
| Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Lance Corporal Lawson |
| Royal Engineers |
| War Substantive Lieutenant Jack Bence |
| Sapper Burns, Sapper Cyril. W. Larkin, Sapper Claude. H. Larkin, Sapper Maxted |