THE ANDES SAILS
1500 AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. AIRMEN ABOARD
Recd. 6 p.m. London, Sept. 23. A band played the R.A.F. march as the liner Andes sailed from Southampton with 1500 New Zealand and 1000 Australian homeward-bound airmen, whose decorations testified to the great part they played against the enemy.
An aircraft escort from No. 75 Squadron, in which many New Zealanders served, roared overhead in a farewell salute.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 227, 25 September 1945, Page 5
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68THE ANDES SAILS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 227, 25 September 1945, Page 5
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