Story 2503
RAF Korat, April 30, 1944
The airbase that had previously been rice paddies before the surrender of Thailand and the kingdom's switching sides. This morning two squadrons of Lancasters completed their first mission. The recently arrived and newly raised bomber squadrons had taken the long way from Bomber Command's birthing centers of OCU and HCUs. First they had flown to Casablanca, and then to Alexandria and hopped to Muscat. Five days of rest and repairs were needed as the bombers flew to Bombay before departing for the combat base. This base was only a few miles from a rail head and next to a decent roadlink to the conquered kingdom's capital. Liberty ships and Empire ships were steadily bringing supplies to Bangkok even as a railroad was being cut across the Burma-Thailand border to connect Bangkok with Rangoon so that the merchant ships could be better used elsewhere.
A few miles down the road, three Free French Maurader squadrons were getting ready to hit targets near Da Nang once the fighter sweep could be confirmed.
The airbase that had previously been rice paddies before the surrender of Thailand and the kingdom's switching sides. This morning two squadrons of Lancasters completed their first mission. The recently arrived and newly raised bomber squadrons had taken the long way from Bomber Command's birthing centers of OCU and HCUs. First they had flown to Casablanca, and then to Alexandria and hopped to Muscat. Five days of rest and repairs were needed as the bombers flew to Bombay before departing for the combat base. This base was only a few miles from a rail head and next to a decent roadlink to the conquered kingdom's capital. Liberty ships and Empire ships were steadily bringing supplies to Bangkok even as a railroad was being cut across the Burma-Thailand border to connect Bangkok with Rangoon so that the merchant ships could be better used elsewhere.
A few miles down the road, three Free French Maurader squadrons were getting ready to hit targets near Da Nang once the fighter sweep could be confirmed.