Average number of the RAF Dakotas per Sqdn

[Empiricist]

I forgot; one more question:
What was RAF crew standard for the Dak in the paratroopers airdrop mission?:
- 1st pilot
- 2nd pilot
- dispatcher
- flight engineer?

Did the RAF Dak crew count three or four men?

[DavidIsby]

The despatcher and kickers were back end crew, often RASC.
The fourth man on the flight deck was the navigator.
For D-Day, the RAF ensured that all transports had a navigator trained to Bomber Command standards (including use of Gee).
Many of these were diverted from Bomber Command to meet the rapid 1944 build up of UK-based RAF transport units (made possible by reduced Bomber Command losses at the end of the 'Battle of Berlin').