| Red type highlights the 9th Pursuit Squadron's campsite (center, right on map) near Humpty Doo cattle station, with Livingstone Field airstrip nearby. "The 'green dragon' (military jeep) was the transportation for the 9th, as during an alert the pilots could travel quickly over the rough pathway to their planes." |
[Map source & quote: Saga of the 49th Fighter Control Squadron by Virgil 'Chief' Holcomb.]
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