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The Congo
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From July 1960-December 1961 Hastings of 24/36 Squadrons were deployed from Colerne to Accra, Ghana West Africa to ferry troops and supplies to the strife torn country of The Congo, the operation then moved to Lagos, Nigeria It was here that a friend of mine [the late Eric S] was on a detachment from...
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Operation Plainfare [The Berlin Airlift]
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See here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Blockade
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JohnC
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Hastings involvement in The Korean War
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http://britains-smallwars.com/korea/British-Forces.html#raf but we know RAF pilots flew USAF aircraft and I have it on good authority that Hastings aircraft were used in taking supplies to Kimpo, Seoul, South Korea during the Korean War, were these the same aircraft tha...
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JohnC
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Operation Heliotrope ['The Cod War']
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Anyone about from 230 OCU or '1066 Squadron' that was involved with Operation Heliotrope ['The Cod War']
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JohnC
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The Mau-Mau Emergency [Kenya]
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My father [Joe Cooper] was very much involved in this operation with Hastings, whilst NCO I/C ASF at Lyneham, he first of all he helped set up a forward operating base [servicing] on The Canal Zone in Egypt before progressing to Eastleigh?? Were any of you involved?
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JohnC
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Operation Jasin 1972
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0011747176913309
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JohnC
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Kuwait 1961
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June 30th 1961 Britain was asked by Kuwait to help thwart a possible invasion by Iraq, 48 Squadron from Changi was involved in this operation with 12 aircrews and six Hastings flying troops and supplies, many of the troops who were stationed in Kenya
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JohnC
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Operation Grapple
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Grapple The detonation of Britain's H-Bombs Two Hastings, WD476 & WJ333 of 24 Squadron left RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire to fly the Westabout (via the USA) route to Christmas Island in support of Operation Grapple
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JohnC
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Operation 'Firedog' ~ The Malayan Emergency
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Certainly 48 Squadron from RAF Changi was involved in this 'war', were you part of it?
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JohnC
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The Abadan oil crisis of 1951
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abadan_Crisis The Abadan crisis of 1951 saw HP Hastings being deployed to forward units in the Middle East to protect British oil interests, for it was at this time that Persian interests were to nationalise the oilfields of Abadan in May. I overflew these oil field...
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JohnC
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Operation 'Musketeer' [The Suez Crisis]
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Much has been written regarding this operation, my interest is the Hastings used in this 'op' were any of you involved? Peter King informed me that during the Suez Crisis, many Hastings aircraft were moved forward from the UK Bases to Cyprus to deploy paratroops and equipment to the Suez Canal area un...
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JohnC
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The Indonesian–Malaysian Confrontation 1963–1966
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48 Squadron flying Hastings from RAF Changi were again involved in this undeclared war, were you part of it?
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JohnC
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Operation 'Express Delivery'
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1953 Two Hastings were seconded to The Marshall Islands in the Pacific in 1953, this operation was codenamed Express Delivery, was anyone involved or who might know the RAF's involvement with the USA Nuclear Tests? The late Les Bywaters informed me a few years back thus: EXPRESS DELIVERY was the tas...
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JohnC
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