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Old 29th Nov 2023, 09:11
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Gordomac
 
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BOAC B707 Ops in the 1960's

Sadly, not a book reader. AC Kermode's "Flight without formulae" was hard enough. Lurking around PPrune saw me locked into this thread though. What a nostalgic read. I won't be getting the book but thinking of copying all the foregoing and reading it at leisure in the sun with me Jack " Coke.

One Q. Entering BOAC as a pilot (however, even via Hamble) and facing split time as Nav /p2 (quite heroic, actually- if at Hamble, the thought of it would put me right off BOAC) - How long to LHS. Sounds like it was quite fast. I left BA because, for one reason, in 1976, time to LHS was so long, lovely Lass in Personnel told me it "doesn't compute. Around 20 years from date of joining is what you should look at" ! I left.( BA that is) On leaving her office, Of course,asked her if she fancied a coffee

Marve nostalgic read chaps.
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