"Flying in to Kotli airfield, adjacent to Jhelum River, on Pakistan side of CFL (Cease Fire ...

Accession Number P05689.067
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Newman, Barrie Malcolm
Place made Kashmir
Date made August 1965
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Description

"Flying in to Kotli airfield, adjacent to Jhelum River, on Pakistan side of CFL (Cease Fire Line). The Canadian aircrew of Caribou UN-324 did regular "milk-runs" to transport UN Milobs (Military observers) and supplies, mail etc to the 10 UN Field Stations based on both sides of the CFL (5 on either side, usually situated within local army Bde HQs)." This image is from the collection of Captain Barrie Newman, Australian Army, serving in the State of Jammu and Kashmir with the United Nations Military Observer Group India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).

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