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(c) Statistics for Whole Period of Japan Courier Service Since the inaugural flight made in March, 1946, to the termination in April, 1948, statistics for "the routine schedule are as under:— Number of flights .. .. .. .. . • .. 104 Miles flown .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,323,872 Hours flown .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,804 Passengers carried .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,477 Weight of mail carried (lb.) .. .. .. .. .. 248,711 Weight of freight carried (lb.) .. .. .. .. .. 114,420 Weight of passengers carried (lb.) .. .. .. .. 356,245 In addition to carrying out the above schedule, No. 41 Squadron made a number of special flights "to Japan with Senior Government and Service Officials and with urgent freight.

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