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Heimdall confirms that, both Robbie Robinson & John MacArthur were stationed at Detachment B in Incirlik, Turkey.
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21st Soviet Overflight Mission 8005, the first mission flown by the RAF. On 6th Dec 59 flown by Sqn Ldr Robbie Robinson out of Peshawar. North over Tyuratam, Kyshtym, Engels aifield near Saratov, Kapustin Yar and the bomber factory at Kuybyshev. Exited Soviet aispace over the Black Sea and recovered to Incirlik. The codename for the RAF participation in the U-2 programme was JACKSON.
22nd Soviet Overflight Mission 8009, the second mission flown by the RAF. On 5th Feb 60 flown by Flt Lt John MacArthur out of Peshawar. Headed northwest over the Aral Sea looking for missile sites, but discovered a new Soviet Bomber at Kazan, Eight Tu-22 BLINDER aircraft captured on film. Then south down the Volga over the missile factory at Dnepropetrovsk. After leaving Soviet airspace at Sevastopol, MacArthur landed at Incirlic.
Another brilliant piece of work Heimdall. Many thanks.