Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna February 1944, No. 512 Squadron yakaendeswa kuNo. 46 Group paRAF Broadwell. Yakanga iri uto reDakota rokurwisa uye rakatanga kurovedza kukweva ndege dzinobhururuka uye kudonhedza parachuti. Basa rayo rokutanga mubasa idzva rakanga riri kudonhedzwa kwemapepa musi wa 17 April 1944 pamusoro peFrance; izvi zvakateverwa nekubhururuka kwakanyanya mukati uye kunze kweFrance, kusanganisira kudonha parachutists pa
Arnhem. Muchokwadi, 512 Squadron inogona kutaura kuti ndiyo yaive ndege dzekutanga pamusoro peD Day sezvo 3 Dakotas yaifambiswa naFl Lt Hyde, W.O. James Proctor uye C Flight Flying Officer yakadonhedza timu yehunyanzvi na00: 02 musi wa6 Chikumi kuyedza uye kukanganisa Merville Battery pamberi pekurwiswa kukuru.