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Re: RAF Liberator Crash
Hello,
On 17 September (1945), No 53 moved to Merryfield from St Davids. By 1 October, all transport training had been completed and No 53, along with other transport squadrons, set about moving 10,000 troops from the European theatre to India. The European terminal was at Melsbroek, near Brussels and at either Chakulia or Poona in India. The outbound leg was flown via Castel Benito, Cairo West, Shaibah and Mauripur. The return flights carried troops proceeding on home leave or repatriation and routed via Mauripur, Habbaniya, Lydda and Castel Benito to Merryfields.
See:
United In Effort The Story of No.53 Squadron Royal Air Force 1916-1978.
Manson,Jock.
Tunbridge Wells:Air-Britain (Historians),1997.
p.57.
Col.
Last edited by Col Bruggy; 16th May 2021 at 18:58.
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