Originally Posted by
sandringham1
I once had a conversation with an ex BEA Argosy and Merchantmen caption who told tales of flying the -100 series Argosies which didn't go too well, especially if leaving Turin, they had to circle while climbing before crossing the Alps, then the more powerful -222 version arrived which was a big improvement.
Saw this just a few years ago. The Swiss preserved DC3 took off from Cannes airport, over us on the beach (sound of the R-1830s woke me up from my slumber, much to the amusement of Mrs WHBM
), southbound over the Med heading for Algeria, but was back high overhead on a reciprocal heading 15 minutes later having got the altitude to clear the coastal mountains on its way back to Switzerland.