▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁began ▁flying ▁leaf let ▁dro pping ▁miss ions ▁over ▁France . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Alb em ar le ▁M k . I ▁and ▁in ▁Summer ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁moved ▁ 3 2 ▁aircraft ▁to ▁Fro ha , ▁Al ger ia ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁Operation ▁Hus ky , ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Sic ily , ▁returning ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁Squadron ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁D - Day ▁land ings . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 5 / 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Operation ▁T ong a , ▁three ▁Alb em ar les ▁fle w ▁Path find er ▁par ach ut ists ▁to ▁Norm andy ▁followed ▁by ▁eight ▁more ▁loaded ▁with ▁par atro ops ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Brigade . ▁During ▁ 6 ▁June ▁the ▁squad ron ▁returned ▁with ▁a ▁further ▁eight ▁to wing ▁H ors a ▁gl iders . ▁For ▁Operation ▁Mall ard ▁which ▁immediately ▁followed , ▁ 2 9 6 ▁squad ron ▁des patch ed ▁ 1 9 ▁aircraft ▁to wing ▁gl iders ▁to ▁Norm andy . ▁Other ▁miss ions ▁involved ▁dro pping ▁S AS ▁sab ot age ▁teams ▁behind ▁enemy ▁lines . ▁The ▁Alb em ar le ' s ▁last ▁major ▁mission ▁came ▁during ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Arn hem , ▁where ▁the ▁squad ron ▁to wed ▁across ▁forty - six ▁gl iders ▁in ▁two ▁waves ▁from ▁Man