In-Flight Lunches
When American airmen fly between Harewood and McMurdo Sound they their rations in a neat little cardboard packet measuring about 6in by 8m by 4in. Called “in-flight lunches,” they contain rations to provide two meals for 12 hours. They are complete with can opener, napkin and spoon. One such packet contains in tins fried ham, pineapple, pound or plain cake, bread, coffee, tea, sugar, cream, and chewing gum. Although me service is not available in New Zealand the United States Air Force also has a department which provides fresh “in-flight lunches” for flyers.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28159, 24 December 1956, Page 15
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