Fly Millions Of Miles Without Accidents
(Spec. 11 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 24. Over 1,000,000 miles were covered in 7500 hours’ flying without mishap by a Dakota squadron of No. 229 Transport Group, R.A.F., India. By this achievement, the unit has just become fourth holder .of the group airmanship cup presented them at a special parade on Delhi airfield by Air Marshal the Hon. Sir Ralph Cochrane, K.8.E., C. 8.. A.F.C., Air Officer Commander-in-Charge R.A.F. Transport Command. The squadron operates daily services from Delhi round the east and west coasts of India to Ceylon and in the lirst six months of 1945 recorded 2,000,000 miles’ flying in 14,500 hours. Only two minor incidents occurred during this period and there were no mechanical failures on the aircraft in the flight. The Commanding Officer is WingCommander Alfred Harding, D.F.C., of Wellington. All transport squadrons of this group have maintained an exceptionally high safety standard. When the Japanese surrender was announced, the group’s Services had completed a year free from fatal accidents, a year in which 8 500,000 miles and 61,000 hours were flown.
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Northern Advocate, 25 August 1945, Page 5
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