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RCyAF AIR DISPLAY IN 1963 – by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF (Retd) Based on information and material provided by Capt Dhamseth Pallawela, Capt Gihan ‘GAF’ Fernando and Roger Thiedeman On Sunday, October 6, 1963 the Royal Ceylon Air Force staged an air display at the Colombo Racecourse. In its December 1963 issue, British magazine Air Pictorial featured a comprehensive illustrated report of the show. A complete transcript of the article follows the page images below. A transcript of the complete text of the report appears on the next page Pics of Air Pictorial pages courtesy: Capt Dhamseth Pallawela Royal Ceylon Air Force Display HELD AT COLOMBO Racecourse on 6th October, the Royal Ceylon Air Force display gave a fair picture of current activities and included representatives of every type of aircraft now in service. Before the display began, however, an Air Ceylon Sentinel, 4R-AAD, buzzed up and down towing ...