Interview with Jack Harris. Two

Interview with Jack Harris. Two

After completing thirty-seven Bomber Command operations during the war, Jack Harris remained in the RAF. In February 1949, he was posted to Singapore, where he joined 48 Squadron and undertook transport command services on C-47s. He describes evacuating military personnel from Maymyo during the Burmese civil war and dropping supplies to the British army fighting guerrilla forces in the Malayan jungle. In April 1952 was posted to the transport command headquarters and worked on planning emergency operations, including potential postal strikes.

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2019-03-14

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