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<ul><li><b>Scope and content:</b>  315th AIR DIVISION, FAR EAST--One hundred paratroopers of the Indian Paratroop Battalion board a U.S. Air Force 374th Troop Carrier Wing C-124 "Globemaster" at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, enroute to Korea to serve with other Indian Custodial Forces in the demilitarized zone. Five hundred and seventy-five Indian troops were airlifted from Calcutta to southern Japan in the three-decked planes in 20 flying hours, with only two stops for refueling. It was the first Globemaster landing at either Calcutta or Saigon, Indo-China, where a refueling stop was made. The Indian paratroopers were brought to southern Japan, where they were scheduled to transfer to surface vessel.</li></ul></div>
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Unknown author<span style="display: none;">Unknown author</span> or not provided</div>
circa September 1953 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1953-09-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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