Operation Handclasp II 1955

[CDF]

Flight path of Operation Handclasp II, a goodwill endurance flight from Japan to Williamtown Australia 1955

Colonel Virgil K. Maroney retrieving luggage from under the hood, after flying non-stop from Tokyo, Japan

Thunderjet pilots, Lt/Col. V.K. Moroney, Col. H.M. McClelland, Lt. W.E. Miller, Lt. C.J. Robinson smiling after their non-stop flight from Tokyo.

Lt/Col. Vergil Moroney

First Lt. J.E. Mullins and Aircraftsman First Class M.G. MacDonald

Capt. Vincent P. Wallis (Baltimore, Md.)

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Charles Thames and Roy Halvorsen having a quick smoke before flying to Canberra

[daviemax]

Great photos, thanks so much for posting. Do you know the specific dates of this operation? That knowledge would be important in developing the history of VB-17G 44-83798 (last aircraft in photo chain). Please advise if possible, thanks again.

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Cadets meet Gen. Kenny of the United States Air Force informally in the Officer's Mess;