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| Keywords: 315th AIR DIVISION, FAR EAST-One hundred paratroopers of the Indian Paratroop Battalion board a U.S. Air Force 374th... - NARA - 542320.tif Scope and content 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 General notes 542320 Local identifier 342-AF-122861AC Department of Defense Department of the Air Force 09/26/1947 - Still Picture Records Section Special Media Archives Services Division NWCS-S National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 ca 09/1953 Record group Record Group 342 Records of U S Air Force Commands Activities and Organizations 1900 - 2003 Record group ARC 654 Black and White Photographs of U S Air Force and Predecessors' Activities Facilities and Personnel Domestic and Foreign compiled 1930 - 1975 documenting the period 1863 - 1975 Series ARC 542185 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers Agency-Assigned Identifier NASM 4A 36075<br /> NAIL Control Number NWDNS-342-AF-122861AC yes Other versions NARA-cooperation PD-USGov United States Air Force in the Korean War Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Paratroopers 1953 in Kolkata 374th Airlift Wing United States Air Force | ||||