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C-47 en route to Meiktila

MEIKTILA RESERVES - Reserves for seventeen divisions were flown from Palel, India to Meiktila, Burma, through the efficient efforts of the 1st and 2nd Air Commando Groups. Here, a 1st Air Commando Douglas C-47 is en route to Meiktila, flying over mountainous terrain with peaks rising as high as 7000 ft. Twenty-eight C-47's flying two sorties a day for four days were required to complete the transfer of troops; each trip taking approximately two hours flying time.