File:315th AIR DIVISION, FAR EAST-One hundred paratroopers of the Indian Paratroop Battalion board a U.S. Air Force C-124 - NARA - 542320.tiff

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Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - )
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315th AIR DIVISION, FAR EAST--One hundred paratroopers of the Indian Paratroop Battalion board a U.S. Air Force 374th Troop Carrier Wing C-124 "Globemaster" at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, enroute to Korea to serve with other Indian Custodial Forces in the demilitarized zone
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  • Scope and content: 315th AIR DIVISION, FAR EAST--One hundred paratroopers of the Indian Paratroop Battalion board a U.S. Air Force 374th Troop Carrier Wing C-124 "Globemaster" at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, enroute to Korea to serve with other Indian Custodial Forces in the demilitarized zone. Five hundred and seventy-five Indian troops were airlifted from Calcutta to southern Japan in the three-decked planes in 20 flying hours, with only two stops for refueling. It was the first Globemaster landing at either Calcutta or Saigon, Indo-China, where a refueling stop was made. The Indian paratroopers were brought to southern Japan, where they were scheduled to transfer to surface vessel.
Date circa September 1953
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institution QS:P195,Q38945047
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  • Record group: Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003 (National Archives Identifier: 654)
  • Series: Black and White Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessors' Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign, compiled 1930 - 1975, documenting the period 1863 - 1975 (National Archives Identifier: 542185)
  • Agency-Assigned Identifier: NASM 4A 36075

NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-342-AF-122861AC

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