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Old 19th Nov 2007, 17:00
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Moose47
 
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L-19A

G'day

Cessna L-19A s/n 51-4754 was indeed loaned to the Royal Air Force's No. 1913 Light Liaison Flight during the Korean War. It was used as a VIP transport. Althought the aircraft was not assigned a dedicated R.A.F. serial number, it was nevetheless recorded on strength with the unit as s/n 14754.

I fail to make any Canadian connection with this particular aircraft. The Canadian Army did no recieve their first L-19A's until the 8th of October 1954. The only Canadian aircraft to operate in and out of Korea on a regular basis, were the Canadair North Stars of the R.C.A.F.'s No. 426 'Thunderbird' (T) Squadron. Their Korean Airlift contribution, known as 'Operation Hawk' was carried out from June 1950 to June 1954.

Cheers...Chris
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