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Old 22nd Sep 2016, 10:49
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brakedwell
 
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An old friend of mine was ferrying a Venom from Benson to Singapore in 1959 when it broke down in Sharjah. The other two left him behind and continued as a pair. When my Nav went down with squitters he acted as my second pilot for a couple of days on a Twin Pioneer Firq Saiq airlift.
1953 Transport Command
In 1953, the Station re-grouped under Transport Command, Two squadrons, No's 147 and 167, had responsibility for the ferrying of aircraft to all parts of the world including Germany, the Near and Far East. The Ferry Wing, as it was known at Benson, was disbanded in 1960 when squadrons became responsible for the collection and ferrying of their own aircraft.
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