Dinjan is one of the north-eastern most airfields in India. Its in the Brahmaputra River Valley. From what i have read, in addition to the C-47s, Liberator Express and Commandos were also used to fly the Hump.

I have also been reading about the 40th Bomber Wing and the number of B29 Superforts it operated from Indian airbases. Shouldn’t there be some B29 bits lying around in the forests and the abandoned airfields?

anyone seen this page on some blenheim relics in NAfrica?

http://www.fjexpeditions.com/frameset/nov01_4.htm

Jagan,

India retired them in 1957 but when did they stop using them operationally.

The Burmese are most probably the last Air Force to use them on operations.There are indications that they were using them into the mid 1950 for COIN operations against the ‘Northern rebels’. Bare in mind they did not receive the final Mk IX Spitfires from Israel until 1955.

Mark

Mark,

if operations have to mean only ‘combat type’..i.e. firing guns in anger or carrying out a PR sortie against a hostile force, then I guess 1947 was last. however if it means being operated in a regular squadron (as opposed by being flown in a traiing unit) to carry out normal duties (like regular flying, border patrols, showing the flag, pilot ops training) then its got to be 1956-57. Though there was no ‘regular enemy’ to do these missions against.

I am assuming ‘Operational’ Use means regular usage by the force for normal duties, need not necessarily be against an enemy or hostile force.

Last heard the bare Hurri wing is on its way to a UK collector. The other two, i have no idea at all.

Incidentally someone was telling me the other day that he had read a tender notice from the 1995-96 period. The notice was issued by BRD Kanpur and they mentioned Liberator wings among the various engine bits and pieces. has anyone taken note of that? I could not find any references to them.

Jagan

dammit, I thought lysander too.. but already did too many stupid guesses 😀

must be some weird sounding east european aircraft manufacturer name…. Now that we also know you visited that place near erstwhile yugoslavia..

Some high winged aircraft and we are looking at/thru the rear cockpit/observer window/panel ..yes/no 😀