MEN AT SINGAPORE
RETURN BY AIRCRAFT
O.C. AUCKLAND, This Day. The first of the R.N.Z.A.F. Transport Command's aircraft which are to go to Singapore to repatriate New Zealand Service and civilian personnel who have been prisoners in Japanese hands has left Whenuapai, and another two are expected to follow shortly. The transports will go to Brunei via the Admiralty Islands and the Philippines. From Brunei they will fly to Singapore. On their return journey with the released prisoners, the aircraft will fly through Australia, which will mean a saving of a day and a half on the outward route. It was stated last month that the planes would take off from Whenuapai as soon as advice of the British occupation of Singapore was received. The aircraft were to carry medical stores, food, maintenance equipment, and medical and maintenance personnel. Each aircraft was to be fitted to accommodate 16 passengers in bunks.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 59, 7 September 1945, Page 8
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151MEN AT SINGAPORE Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 59, 7 September 1945, Page 8
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