No. 1697 (Air Despatch Letter Service) Flight RAF
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No. 1697 (Air Despatch Letter Service) Flight RAF
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No. 1697 Flight was a unit of the Royal Air Force that was formed at Hendon in April 1944 for the purpose of providing secure communications between Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and unit commanders in the Normandy beachhead during the 1944 Allied invasion of France. Operating mainly Hawker Hurricanes, it continued to deliver mail and small packages close to the front line during the Allied advance into France and Belgium. It was disbanded in March 1945.
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Defunct flight of the Royal Air Force
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1697_(Air_Despatch_Letter_Service)_Flight_RAF
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2023-11-05T02:39:28Z
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