...och här är svaret:
"Operation Voodoo – the transatlantic voyage (UK)
On June 23, 1943 , a CG-4A nicknamed "Voodoo" (RAF serial number FR579) took off from RCAF Dorval and set course to Goose Bay, Labrador, being towed by an RAF C-47. The purpose of this mission was to fly a glider, loaded with a 3360 lb freight of medical supplies, engine and radio parts in three legs from Canada to Scotland. Also on board were flotation bags tot keep the glider afloat in case of a ditching.
On June 27, the combination headed for Bluie West One. Three days later (June 30) the glider was towed over the Atlantic, landing in Iceland after a flight of 7 hours and 15 minutes.
The next day the combination took off for the final leg, they landed in Prestwick, Scotland.
This was the first time in history a glider was towed over the Atlantic, it took the Voodoo-combination a total of 28 hrs flying time . The glider pilots were the Squadron Leaders R.G. Seys and F.M. Gobeil RCAF."
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Frågan är fri.
Hans K
- of course! Till straff en bild från Museum of Army Flying, ett utmärkt flygmuseum i södra England, som har en hel del att bjuda på i riktning Military gliders, som t.ex. den här Waco/Hadrian kraschen - ett Market Garden diorama om jag minns rätt...
