The 17th of September is the 79th anniversary of the start of Operation Market Garden, and to commemorate the event this year we're flying paratroop transports out of RAF Barkston Heath and fighters out of RAF Westhampnett. The transports will fly directly to Arnhem and then fly south along the road that Allied ground forces took in the operation and land at Kleine-Brogel Airport in Belgium. The fighters will perform a sweep along the Dutch coast, then fly northwest to join the transports and escort them the rest of the way.
Transport Skyvector looks like: https://skyvector.com/?ll=51.9259759984 ... 26E%20EBBL
Escort Skyvector looks like: https://skyvector.com/?ll=51.6371125168 ... 26E%20EBBL
Meet at: 1830z for a 1900z departure.
Meet on: Digital Theme Park on JoinFS.
Comms through A2A Discord channel.
Start at: Transports: Barkston Heath, EGYE.
Escorts: Westhampnett (Goodwood), EGHR.
Aircraft: C-47 or similar, P-51 or similar .
Local takeoff time: 0600.
Weather: Historical (for September 17, 2023).
