Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota DC-3 (code ZA947) taking off at Kemble Air show, Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England, in June 2009. Quote from the BBMF website: “Dakota ZA947 wears the livery of 267 “Pegasus” Squadron, which flew in the transport, trooping and re-supply roles in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Theatres during 1943 squadron employed various colour schemes on its Dakotas but always displayed its Pegasus emblem prominently on the aircraft’s nose. The Squadron’s role included the re-supply of partisans and resistance fighters, behind enemy lines, either by para-drops or by landing at clandestine airstrips.”
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