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Old 23rd Jan 2011, 19:31
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
 
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07/11/64 56-2014 Fatalities: 7 Near Goose Bay. Stalled after take off. Right wing dropped. Left wing dropped. Impacted nose high
I remember this one. Near Goose Bay does not tell the tale. It actually crashed into the tank farm on the edge of the airfield. Fortunately the tanks were full of kerosene otherwise there may have been many more fatalities.

On the Belfast's load capacity, in 1984 Heavylift delivered a very long and unbendable load to Ascension Island for onward delivery to the Falklands. The load was 57ft long which was longer than the floor of the C130 freight bay.

An enterprising mover schemed a set of trestles and loaded the cargo at the top of the bay so that the tail ramp could be closed.
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