UN Congo airlift July 1960

[Four Wings]

As it is 60 years since the extraordinary airlift of troops under the UN banner to Leopoldville (now Kinshasa), Congo (now DRC) perhaps some PPruners may be interested in a few photos I took while working on Accra Airport at the time.
All UN air traffic was routed via Accra where the USAF set up an emergency ATC operation. Aircraft were principally USAF C-130s plus two RAF Comet 2s and two Aeroflot Il18s.
The UN troops were initially Moroccan, Tunisian and Ghanaian Armies followed quickly by Nigerian Army.
My role was that I worked for Shell and was called in as an extra hand to help with the refuelling - hence Shell equipment features prominently. Most photos were taken on 20 July 1960 which happened to be my 24th birthday. Several stories to tell but here are the photos to whet your appetite.