Operation Dingson 35A
On 5 August 1944, 10 Waco CG-4 gliders towed by aircraft of 298 Squadron and 644 Squadron transported the French SAS men and armed jeeps to Brittany near Vannes (Locoal-Mendon), each glider carrying 3 SAS troopers and a jeep. One glider was lost with the death of the British pilot.
The SAS teams remained behind enemy lines in occupied territory until the Allies arrived.
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