Flight routes for Operation Market Garden:
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.
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.
1st Airborne Division
Airfields:
Barkston Heath, Blakehill, Broadwell, Down Ampney, Fairford, Farm, Harwell, Keevil, Manston, Saltby,
Spanhoe and Tarrant Rushton
Drop/Landingzones:
Dropzone K: Planned just south of Arnhem bridge, replaced to Driel during the operation
Landingzone L: Wolfheze
Dropzone Y: Wolfheze
Dropzone X: Heelsum
Landingzone Z: Heelsum
Airfields:
Barkston Heath, Blakehill, Broadwell, Down Ampney, Fairford, Farm, Harwell, Keevil, Manston, Saltby,
Spanhoe and Tarrant Rushton
Drop/Landingzones:
Dropzone K: Planned just south of Arnhem bridge, replaced to Driel during the operation
Landingzone L: Wolfheze
Dropzone Y: Wolfheze
Dropzone X: Heelsum
Landingzone Z: Heelsum
82nd Airborne Division
Airfields:
Barkston, Balderton, Chalgrove, Cottesmore, Folkingham, Fullbeck, Langar and Spanhoe
Drop/Landingzones:
Dropzone N: Groesbeek
Landingzone N: Groesbeek
Dropzone O: Overasselt
Dropzone T: Groesbeek
Landingzone T: Groesbeek
Special DZ: Grave
Airfields:
Barkston, Balderton, Chalgrove, Cottesmore, Folkingham, Fullbeck, Langar and Spanhoe
Drop/Landingzones:
Dropzone N: Groesbeek
Landingzone N: Groesbeek
Dropzone O: Overasselt
Dropzone T: Groesbeek
Landingzone T: Groesbeek
Special DZ: Grave
101st Airborne Division
Airfields:
Aldermaston, Chalgrove,Chillbolton, Greenham Common, Membury, Ramsbury and Welford
Drop/Landingzones:
Dropzone A1: Planned at Veghel, misdrop at Heeswijk-Dinther
Dropzone A: Eerde
Dropzone B: Son
Dropzone C: Son
Landingzone W: Son
Airfields:
Aldermaston, Chalgrove,Chillbolton, Greenham Common, Membury, Ramsbury and Welford
Drop/Landingzones:
Dropzone A1: Planned at Veghel, misdrop at Heeswijk-
Dropzone B: Son
Dropzone C: Son
Landingzone W: Son
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1st Airborne Division |
82nd Airborne Division |
101st Airborne Division |
I Airborne Corps |
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17 September |
Northern Route |
Northern Route |
Southern Route |
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18 September |
Northern Route |
Northern Route |
Northern Route |
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19 September |
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Southern Route |
Southern Route |
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20 September |
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Southern Route |
Southern Route |
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21 September |
Southern Route |
Southern Route |
Southern Route |
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23 September |
Southern Route |
Southern Route |
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 |