Average number of the RAF Dakotas per Sqdn

[Empiricist]

Hello

Such a strange historic problem. The RAF bought (according to various sources) between 1857 and 1926 Dakotas Mk I to Mk IV. During WWII there were 30 RAF Dakota-equipped Squadrons all over the world. Theoretically it gives average number of approx. 64 Dakotas per Squadron. Would not you like to write what was average number of the C-47s in one RAF ETO-based Squadron in 2nd half of 1944? Were they as standard 12 aircraft as in the other RAF Commands? I met an info that sometimes there were only 8 C-47s in the RAF ETO-based Squadrons.

I would be thankful for your comments. Thank you very much in advance.

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E.