No. 511 Squadron RAF
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No. 511 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport squadron, active during World War II, the Berlin Airlift and during the sixties and early seventies. It operated, during its three periods of existence, aircraft such as the Douglas Dakota, the Avro York, the Handley Page Hastings and the Bristol Britannia.
A 511 Sqn York CI on its way to the Far East at Luqa, Malta, 3 August 1945.
Hastings C.2 of No. 511 Squadron at Manchester Airport in 1952.
Bristol Britannia C.1 of 511 Squadron in 1976.
RAF Colerne
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Royal Air Force Colerne or more simply RAF Colerne is a former Royal Air Force station which was on the outskirts of the village of Colerne in Wiltshire, England, and was in use from 1939 to 1976.
An aerial view of the airfield.
Aerial photograph of Colerne Airfield looking north, technical site and barracks at upper right, 4 December 1943
Handley Page Hastings of No. 24 Squadron Transport Command at RAF Colerne in 1967