330-PSA-113-60-3:   Refugees Land at Wheelus.  First step for these refugees from the strife-torn Congo to Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya.  They landed at 3 a.m. on July 13, 1960. By a U.S. Air Force C-124 of the 63d Troop Carrier Wing.  Carrying 89 persons, the big Globemaster ws one of two MATS planes making evacuation flights through Wheelus to the European continent.   The refugees were given medical attention, and briefed before taking off on the last leg of the mercy flight.   Shown here are some of the first to disembark from the C-124, which continued to Paris, France.   (8/25/2015).
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