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Montreal, Canada, 29 April 1940. This giant Handley Page Harrow bombing plane was used by British during a series of experiments last winter to determine whether a heavy plane could land and take-off at the air base in Hatties' Camp, Newfoundland, from which it has been revealed Britain intends to fly U.S.-made bombers across the ocean to Europe. Among the first planes expected to jump off from here are several score of Lockheed Hudson bombers which were delivered by the U.S. makers to Canada.

 
Interesting tidbit: this particular Harrow was owned/operated by Flight Refuelling, Ltd in airborne refuelling experiments. The Harrow was converted for use as a tanker (along with two other Harrows). The receivers were Short Empire flying boats of British Airways. There were two Harrow tankers based in Newfoundland and, when the war began, the experiments were halted, and the RCAF impressed both Harrows. Note the large windows to allow the hose operator to observe his equipment and receiver. The hose reel is in the bomb bay, but cannot be seen in this photo due to lighting.
 
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Congress honors Six Triple Eight, the Black, all-female WWII unit.

The nation's only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
on Tuesday, decades after their efforts helped lift morale for soldiers fighting in battle. "The Six Triple Eight are great
American patriots, loyal to a nation that, for far too long, failed to return the favor," House Speaker Mike Johnson said at
Tuesday's ceremony. "And I'm glad to say that's changing, and we're doing that here today. "The 6888th Central Postal
Directory Battalion, often referred to as the Six Triple Eight, cleared a backlog of nearly 17 million pieces of mail in three
months during the war - twice as fast as expected. The women, who faced both racial and sexism during their service, were
credited with ensuring service members received letters from their loved ones. They served first in England before moving to France.

 
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