KEEVIL OPERATION TONGA

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bandlaw49
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KEEVIL OPERATION TONGA

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Attached are the details of which British Airborne Units flew from the various airfields on Operation 'Tonga' 5/6th June 1944.
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Hi,

Fantastic document! Once again thank you.
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A Page from my father's log book complete with his notes which he added later.
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Here are a couple of images.
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