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Old 16th Apr 2020, 08:59
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chevvron
 
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Never heard of the C119s but on one of my earliest visits as an ATC cadet ie 1962 onwards I was told of an incident involving a FAF Noratlas which was supposed to be bound for Haddenham (near Westcott!) mistaking Bovingdon for his destination, the runway controller having used up most of his stock of red verey flares on it as it was not in contact with Bovingdon ATC.
Could never figure out why a Noratlas would be going to Haddenham though; if it was for Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Halton would surely have been preferable, the nearest hospital to Haddenham in those days being Stone Mental Hospital (now closed) .
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