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My father (BEA Senior Traffic Officer GCI, JER and Station Supt SOU) also recalled the antics of Johnny Welford, who performed number of "tricks" on unsuspecting passengers and staff in Jersey and Guernsey in the late 1940's and early 1950s. In my book "An Illustrated History of BEA" I refer to him as Captain "welman" because I suspected he was still alive at the time of writing. Regarding ops in the Highlands & Islands, I flew from Campbeltown to Islay in a Viscount on a very murky day with the altimeter showing 350ft. When we picked up the coast of Islay the crew followed the road until they came to the airfield when a tight circuit and landing brought the papers and mail. Jack Ridgeway was Station Supt there then before he moved to Kirkwall.