Colombo Racecourse
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Colombo Racecourse is a historical harness racing course in the Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo. During the Second World War, it was used as a temporary airfield. In 2012, it was redeveloped as the Colombo
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An RAF bomber takes off from Colombo's racecourse in Ceylon during the war.
Colombo Racecourse
742 Naval Air Squadron
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742 Naval Air Squadron was a Fleet Air Arm naval air squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy which disbanded during August 1946. It was active initially from the end of 1943 as a Communications Sq
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…and then commissioned a month later as HMS Bherunda on 1 October, under the command of Captain A.F. Campbell, , RN. 797 Fleet Requirements Unit and 742 Communications Squadron were stationed at the airbase, along with accommodation and training facilities for disembarked squadrons, including Fighter Direction training. There…
Fairey Swordfish, an example of the type used by 742 NAS
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