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Old 17th Sep 2023, 09:51
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Originally Posted by dixi188
Going back to the US civil Hercs in Europe.
I've just remembered that Golden Nugget Airlines flew one between Bournemouth and Guernsey carrying tomatoes around 1975, due to a dock worker's strike.
They would do 4 or 5 trips a day. Air Bridge Argosies were also used.
Golden Nugget were the Alaska International aircraft - all their fleet carried the name. Trying to recall if I saw one of their Hercs at Gatwick, for some reason the regs ring a bell though I can't recall the image.
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