No. 47 Squadron RAF Army support role. The Squadron moved to RAF Disforth in September 1948, where it became the first RAF Squadron to receive the Handley Page Hastings four-engined transport. The conversion process was rushed as the aircraft were needed to support the Berlin Airlift, with the Squadron moving to Schleswigland, near Kiel in West Germany on 1 November 1948. The aircraft was mainly used to carry coal, carrying out 3,000 trips to Berlin and carrying 22,000 tons of supplies. When the blockade ended the Squadron returned to the United Kingdom, moving to RAF Topcliffe on 22 August 1949, operating in support of
70000 Tons of Metal Tons Of Metal - Mit 70 Nationen durch die Karibik", Conny Schiffbauer, Rock Hard March, 2015, (German)<br> "70,000 Tons of Metal", Terrorizer #257, 2015, (English)<br> The sixth edition of 70000 Tons of Metal took place on February 4 – 8, 2016, sailing to Falmouth, Jamaica on board the Royal Caribbean MS Independence of the Seas. The event hosted 60 international artists each of whom played two concerts across 4 stages. 70000 Tons of Metal sold out for its sixth consecutive year with 3000 tickets available to the public. According to Piller in a press release, of these 3000 Sailors 72