N. Zealanders’ Skill In Berlin Air - Lift
WELLINGTON, Wed. (Sp.).—ln the final report of Operation Plainfare, the Berlin air-lift, received in the House of Representatives, was an indication of the standard of flying ability in the RNZAF transport crews who took part in the lift. On one 24-plane mission flown with a ceiling of 200 ft and visibility of 1000 ft only eight aircraft succeeded in landing at Gatow airfield. Of these eight, three were manned by RNZAF crews. The flight was a special mission arranged for Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor, chief of the Air Stafi' and the RAF. Coming in at three-minute intervals, the three New-Zealand-manned Dakotas and two others followed by three York aircraft landed at Gatow while the remaining 16 machines turned back. When the air-lift closed down two of the three crews were posted to No. 24 Commonwealth Squadron RAF. while the third is due back in New Zealand on the Dominion Monarch in October. This crew includes Flying Officer D. O. Holloway (pilot). Flying Officer R. M. Dwerrybouse. DFC (navigator) and Flight Lieutenant R. W. McAdam (wireless operator). The original RNZAF detachment in Berlin will arrive in Wellington tomorrow.
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Northern Advocate, 28 September 1949, Page 7
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196N. Zealanders’ Skill In Berlin Air – Lift Northern Advocate, 28 September 1949, Page 7
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