Aviation News and Photos with David Arkwright: Almaya, Cairo soon after the war. RAF heavy transport Avro York. Derived from the Lancaster and produced in small numbers (aprox 250) served in long distance roles, as VIP transport for Churchill or de Gaulle and later in the Berlin blockade. This is the personal unit of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, Cairo, Egypt, 1946.

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Almaya, Cairo soon after the war. RAF heavy transport Avro York. Derived from the Lancaster and produced in small numbers (aprox 250) served in long distance roles, as VIP transport for Churchill or de Gaulle and later in the Berlin blockade. This is the personal unit of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, Cairo, Egypt, 1946.

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