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Old 4th Jan 2022, 05:53
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Blind pew - indeed yes, but the aircraft was actually an HP Dart Herald in full BEA livery, doing a sales tour with the Duke taking a very active part. I remember seeing an advertisement in Flight magazine at the time, picturing the aircraft taking off directly "up and over" Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain, instead of the usual required deviation to avoid any CFIT embarrassment! Subsequently there was a Brazilian order for some of the aircraft.
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