AEROPLANE ARCHIVE: EXERCISE ‘LONGSTOP'

What was at the time the biggest airborne exercise mounted in Britain since the war took place 70 years ago Ben Dunnell explores The Aeroplane’s outstanding archives to cast new light on past stories Waves of RAF Dakotas stream in over Netheravon during the paratroop-dropping phase of Exercise ‘Longstop’. ALL PHOTOS AEROPLANE As of 1947, Britain’s airborne forces and its military air transport fleet were straddling two eras. On the one hand, they had at their disposal capabilities that were