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Old 9th Oct 2004, 06:38
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John (Gary) Cooper
 
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This one late 50's, if it helps, 'twas Airwork too but under the tailplane in very small letters B.O.A.C. could be seen.

My flight log records this journey:
By Hermes G-ALDC of Airwork
25/01/1958 Dep Blackbushe to Brindisi, Italy 6.00 hours
26/01/1958 Dep Brindisi to Ankara, Turkey 4.05 hours Damaged undercarriage on snowy runway, 4 nights in Ankara hotel
02/02/1958 Dep Ankara to Basrah, Iraq 4.00 hours
02/02/1958 Dep Basrah to Karachi, Pakistan 5.45 hours overnight stop at Minnewallis (sp?) hotel
03/02/1958 Dep Karachi to New Delhi, India 2.55 hours Prime Minister Nehru inspecting the PAF whilst there
03/02/1958 Dep New Delhi to Calcutta, India 3.25 hours
03/02/1958 Dep Calcutta to Krung Thep, Bangkok, Thailand 4.25 hours
04/02/1958 Dep Bangkok to Paya Lebar, Singapore 4.30 hours

I still retain the original Flight Information sheet, the pilot was Captain Talbot, Air Hostess were Miss Adams and Miss Irwin we were then (on issue of info) at Zakho on the Turkish/Iraq border at a height of 11500 feet 205 ground knots 236 MPH

I recall Basrah being extremely hot even in February and at that time of the day too. I'm fairly positive that the engineers wore white overalls at our staging stops and that the passenger steps were in BOAC livery
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