'C' Squadron was part of No 2 Wing of the Glider Pilot Regiment. It was the heavy glider squadron and consisted of 6 Flight and 7 Flight. For much of the war it was based at Tarrant Rushton in Dorset.
The Squadron Commander was Major J. (Jim) A.C. Dale. 6 Flight was commanded by Captain Bernard Halsall and 7 Flight by Captain F. C. (Freddie) Aston.
Battle Honours
'C' Squadron flew Hamilcar gliders into Ranville on D-Day, Wolfheze as part of Market Garden and finally on Operation Varsity, the Rhine Crossing in 1945.
Nearing the End
A picture taken post war. Sadly the life of the Hamilcar was nearing it's end. With the end of the war with Japan, the final plans for the glider - motorised or not - were abandoned.