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FAT FOR BRITAIN “OPERATION DRIPPING” SYDNEY, May 27. In a race against time .volunteers loaded seven tons of fat into a converted Halifax bomber which took oft this morning from Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney, for Britain. The fat is being carried free of charge as the first freight to be lifted in Australia by the world aerial freighter service established by Dr. Graham Humby. Much of the cargo, which was provided by the Food-for-Britain appeal, was taken to the airport by volunteers from tiie American aircraft carrier Shangri-la. A bit of difficulty was met with in obtaining the last two tons. The scheme is aptly 7 termed “Operation Dripping.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22341, 28 May 1947, Page 5
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111CARRIED BY AIR Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22341, 28 May 1947, Page 5
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