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On the 11th of November 1950 the 13th Royal Hellenic Air Force Transport Squadron departs for Japan, to take part in the Korean War effort with the UN Army. The provided sterling serice in support of the UN forces, suffering also losses in action from enemy fire. After 56 years, one of the survivors of this detachment, a real war veteran, C-47A No492622, takes off from 113 CW in Mikra, Thessaloniki. The distinguished passengers are the chairman of the Kyushu Gypsies Aquadron Association Msgt. Joseph L Smith, two HAF Korean war veterans and three journalists, on a commemorative flight:
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