Originally Posted by
Postfade
After Khormaksar was lost, where was did the slipping crews usually overnight and change aircraft...Akrotiri I guess? Did VC-10's managed less stops than the Brits and Comets needed?
Britannia crews slipped in Akrotire and Bahrain eastbound and Gan, Bahrain, Akrotiri westbound. In the late sixties we started slipping in Gan eastbound. The VC10 crews slipped in Bahrain eastbound and Gan, Akrotiri westbound. The Comets were a very rare sight on the Singapore route.