Dear friends !
What is Your opinions about this statement ?
after handing over their Lysanders to the Burmese Air Force
This is from here:
http://www.bangladesh.com/forums/history/13505-bangladeshi-fighter-ace-saiful-azam-2.html
Else one more World’s aviation history mystery ?
By: Jagan - 6th January 2011 at 00:33
On hind sight, the Lysanders probably went to the Burma Volunteer Air Force (BVAF) as the last link had mentioned. (different from the Burma Communication Flight?). That BVAF acquisition may have been the source of the original “Burma air Force” claim.
By: Flyer - 20th December 2010 at 16:32
Thank You all, friends, for these useful links !
Regards,
Flyer.
By: wieesso - 20th December 2010 at 11:07
Hope it is of any help and didn’t confuse more…
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/burma/burma-bvaf-aircraft.htm#lys
By: Mark12 - 20th December 2010 at 08:49
‘Burma Communication Flight’ was an RAF Unit.
Disbanded 1 December 1947.
Mark
By: flyernzl - 20th December 2010 at 08:35
“On 12th March, all the remaining Lysanders, presumed to be around six were handed over to the Burmese Communication Flight. Sqn Ldr Majumdar and the rest of the aircrew were flown back to India in a Flying Fortress on the same day. “
See
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1940s/Lysander01.html
By: wieesso - 20th December 2010 at 08:26
You can find a similar quotation here
“…Finally when the Squadron moved back from Toungoo all Lysanders, except for three, had been handed over to the Burmese Air Force. Air Commodore Homi Ratnagar, who is now settled in Secunderabad, has confirmed this.”
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1940s/Hoshang01.html
and here
“On 12th March, all the remaining Lysanders, presumed to be around six were handed over to the Burmese Communication Flight.”
but mentioned only three: L4797, P9120, P9179
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1940s/Lysander01.html
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