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MARKET GARDEN – FLIGHT ROUTES
Below you find an overview of the airfields used in England, the flight routes towards the Netherlands and the dropzones and landingzones for Market Garden, from the 17th until the 26th of September 1944. UK Casinos Not on GamStop
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1st Airborne Division
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82nd Airborne Division
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101st Airborne Division
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I Airborne Corps
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17 September
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Northern route
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Northern route
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Southern route
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18 September
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Northern route
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Northern route
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Northern route
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19 September
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Southern route
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Southern route
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20 September
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Southern route
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Southern route
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21 September
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Southern route
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Southern route
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Southern route
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23 September
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Southern route
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Southern route
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Southern route
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25 September
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Southern route
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26 September
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Southern route
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101st Airborne Division (American)
Airfields:
Aldermaston, Chalgrove, Chillbolton, Greenham common, Membury, Ramsbury and Welford
Dropzones:
Dropzone A1: Planned at Veghel, actually dropped at Heeswijk-Dinther
Dropzone A: Eerde
Dropzone B: Son
Dropzone C: Son
Landingzone W: Son
82nd Airborne Division (American)
Airfields:
Barkston, Balderton, Chalgrove, Cottesmore, Folkingham, Fullbeck, Langer and Spanhoe
Dropzones:
Dropzone N: Groesbeek
Landingzone N: Groesbeek
Dropzone O: Overasselt
Landingzone O: Overasselt
Dropzone T: Groesbeek
Landingzone T: Groesbeek
Special dropzone: Grave
1st Airborne Division (British)
Airfields:
Barkston heath, Blakehill, Broadwell, Down Ampney, Fairford, Farm, Harwell, Keevil, Manston, Saltby, Spanhoe and Tarrant Rushton
Dropzones:
Dropzone K: planned just south of Arnhem bridge, replaced by Driel during the operation
Dropzone L: Wolfheze
Dropzone Y: Ede
Dropzone X: Heelsum
Landingzone Z: Heelsum
