How reliable was the Avro York
One wonders why this was not an issue for BOAC, or the aircraft's intermediate operator, Overseas Airways, as they were 12 years old when Derby bought them. As with many large piston operators, how you handled them could be more important than the design.
Quite simply,BOAC never used the type of oil that Derby used. Edited to say that in the book to which Victor Golf refers, Gunston admits i that for much of the early history of BMA he lifted large amounts from Captain B G Cramps book of 1979 which covers this in greater depth. Derby successfully sued the oil company concerned
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Berlin Airlift
I realize that this is an old thread but I've just joined and found it. My father flew Yorks before during and after the airlift.
He flew them with 206 before the blockade, during the blockade he flew the record number of missions by any pilot of any nationality (404) sometimes 4 a day, and after the airlift he was posted to 59 sqn on the far east route again, before being selected for the B-29's
As you can see from the attachment record of service, he flew 2000 hours in them
He flew them with 206 before the blockade, during the blockade he flew the record number of missions by any pilot of any nationality (404) sometimes 4 a day, and after the airlift he was posted to 59 sqn on the far east route again, before being selected for the B-29's
As you can see from the attachment record of service, he flew 2000 hours in them
