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Old 30th May 2022, 13:24
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Originally Posted by Alan Baker
A plaque was installed in the Argonaut which read:-
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Elizabeth & The Duke of Edinburgh flew from London Airport in this aircraft to East Africa between 31 January and 1 February 1952.
Her Majesty The Queen with The Duke of Edinburgh returned in it from East Africa between 6 and 7 February 1952.
Royal Mail Aircraft "Atalanta" G-ALHK
It's a shame that Argonaut wasn't deemed worthy of preservation - broken up in 1965 apparently.
I wonder if the plaque survived - somebody surely would have saved it?
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