R.A.F. IN FAR EAST
CONSTRUCTIONAL UNIT (9 am.) LONDON, July 2. An R.A.F. constructional unit weighing 900 tons for building aerodromes in the Far East was transported by railway from a Midland airport to Birkenhead Docks for shipment. No fewer than 133 wagons ■Were needed to carry 10 miles of narrow gauge railway track with sleepers, nine crane jibs, two of which Were 42ft. long, and other heavy equipment
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21755, 3 July 1945, Page 3
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69R.A.F. IN FAR EAST Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21755, 3 July 1945, Page 3
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