Coastal artillery
This Buffalo Airways DC-3 flew on [[Normandy landings|D-Day]] dropping paratroopers over [[Normandy]] as part of [[No. 512 Squadron RAF|512 Squadron]]. KG330 left [[RAF Broadwell]] for [[Operation Tonga]] at precisely 23:15. It would have been part of 'C' flight as it crossed the [[English Channel]] towards its drop zone. The exact location for the drop was inland between [[Cabourg]] and [[Ouistreham]] just north of the heavily defended city of [[Caen]]. It would be dropping the [[9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion|9th Parachute Battalion]] as part of the [[6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)|6th Airborne Division]]. The paratroopers it was dropping were sent to destroy a heavy [[Coastal artillery|coastal battery]] and to position themselves on the canal between Caen and the port at Ouistreham. The [[Coastal defence and fortification|coastal defence]] had earlier been successfully bombed by 100 [[Avro Lancaster]] bombers of [[RAF Bomber Command]]. The visibility is said to have been good, no casualties were reported and the aircraft returned to base at 03:35.