The troopships Vienna, Empire Parkeston and Empire Wansbeck were familiar to most who served at RAF Eindhoven.
The Vienna was built by John Brown & Co.Ltd of Clydebank and was launched on the 10th April, 1929. She initially started life as a cruise ship before being requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1940 for use as a troopship. She was scrapped in 1960.
The Empire Parkeston was formerly the Prince Henry of the Canadian National Railway, and the Empire Wansbeck was previously the German minelayer, Linz.