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- No._1325_Flight_RAF abstract "No. 1325 (Transport) Flight comprising three Douglas Dakota aircraft, formed at RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, on 1 August 1956 to support Operation Buffalo and Operation Antler British nuclear tests at Maralinga. 1325 Flight was soon relocated to Christmas Island (Kiritimati) to support the Grapple series of nuclear tests in that remote Pacific region.Squadron Leader W.J. (Joe) Hurst was placed in command of 1325 Flight and was awarded the AFC for his exemplary service. He was CO for 'Grapple' and part of 'Grapple X'. The CO for the remaining 'Grapple X' and all 'Grapple Y' was a Squadron Leader Wood.While at Christmas Island, regular supply flights were made to support the weather and observation sites located at Fanning and Malden Islands for the nuclear tests. Because some islands had no landing strips, 1325 Flight devised a "bouncing palette" system (similar to Barnes Wallis’s bouncing bomb) to deliver supplies. Occasional flights were also made to Nandi in Fiji, Rarotonga Island, and New Caledonia Island. Because of limited maintenance facilities at Christmas Island, the supporting Hastings aircraft were rotated to the de Havilland aircraft works at Bankstown, Sydney, Australia for "Base servicing". On these flights, the 1325 Flight Dakotas were routed via Canton Island, Fiji and Brisbane. The 1325 Flight Dakotas had extra fuel tanks mounted within the fuselage to extend the range to 2,400 miles. The Dakotas had full servicing facilities on the Island. While at Christmas Island 1325 Flight became known as "Christmas Airways", a nickname created by the CO, Squadron Leader W J Hurst, and had that legend painted on both sides of the aircraft fuselage. Once the tests had been completed and operations at Christmas Island terminated, 1325 flight was disbanded at RAF Changi in Singapore, on 1 May 1960.".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF activeYearsEndYear "1960".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF activeYearsStartYear "0001".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF identificationSymbol "No known badge".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF identificationSymbol "No known identification code for the flight is known to have been carried".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF role "Transport".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF thumbnail C-47b_dakota_g-ampy_arp.jpg?width=300.
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- No._1325_Flight_RAF wikiPageRevisionID "586113639".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF caption "Douglas C-47B, a Dakota C.4 of the Air Atlantique Classic Flight, at the 2008 Kemble Open Day, Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England. RAF code KK116, civil registration G-AMPY.".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF dates "--05-01".
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- No._1325_Flight_RAF identificationSymbol "No known identification code for the flight is known to have been carried".
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- No._1325_Flight_RAF identificationSymbolLabel "Squadron Badge heraldry".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF nickname "Christmas Airways".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF role Transport.
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- No._1325_Flight_RAF subject Category:1956_establishments_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- No._1325_Flight_RAF subject Category:1960_disestablishments_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- No._1325_Flight_RAF subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_disestablished_in_1960.
- No._1325_Flight_RAF subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1956.
- No._1325_Flight_RAF subject Category:Royal_Air_Force.
- No._1325_Flight_RAF subject Category:Royal_Air_Force_independent_flights.
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- No._1325_Flight_RAF comment "No. 1325 (Transport) Flight comprising three Douglas Dakota aircraft, formed at RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, on 1 August 1956 to support Operation Buffalo and Operation Antler British nuclear tests at Maralinga. 1325 Flight was soon relocated to Christmas Island (Kiritimati) to support the Grapple series of nuclear tests in that remote Pacific region.Squadron Leader W.J. (Joe) Hurst was placed in command of 1325 Flight and was awarded the AFC for his exemplary service.".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF label "No. 1325 Flight RAF".
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- No._1325_Flight_RAF depiction C-47b_dakota_g-ampy_arp.jpg.
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- No._1325_Flight_RAF name "No. 1325 Flight RAF".
- No._1325_Flight_RAF nick "Christmas Airways".