Thanks for memory jog .. forgot about Cyprus , and Air Ceylon .
Filled in on a sim ride with an Air Ceylon guy who was 748 Capt , and T1E F/O . He was upgrading to Trid. Capt and was given some sim practice with us . No sims in Ceylon ... Myself and mate as stand in F/Os were not impressed ..
The Zaire sales , mopped up some recently retired Skips and some F/Os who taken redundancy ; no 'gurls from BA .... After the car crash in which skipper died [ good guy , near neigbour ] things changed ..
Tubby , might know him . Did he go on to Singapore ? If so next met him 20 + yrs later in Dickens bar in HKG , small world aviation .
Rgds condor .