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Old 10th Feb 2019, 12:58
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broadreach
 
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SLB, yes, the base is also called Santa Clara, just to confuse the opposition! The old airport itself isn't called that, though, and I can't remember what it was called other than "Iquitos". I lived there during several stages of my life and recall teaching my little brother to ride a bike on the runway - our house was at the other end - and being chased off numerous times. There were no fences and the runway was lined with huts and light industry. It was sometimes quite scary. A 1-11 swerved to avoid a cow or pig crossing it and clipped a mound of runway rubble, which thrust one of the main gears up, jamming the flap but succeeding in taking off. Landed later at Tarapoto and was repaired. One I was on did hit a pig with the nosegear, and aborted. Awful mess.
C'mon, enough of this, dook declared Open House!
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