While on Britannias in the late sixties I was called out to fly two Tynes to two Belfasts stuck in Bahrain.We arrived in record time due to strong tail winds and a very quick turnround at Akrotiri.The engines were offloaded and the combined payload of both Belfasts transferred to our Brit for the flight home. This was before the drag reducing strakes were added to the rear fuselage of th Belsow. These not only improved the cruising speed, but also also raised the 3 engine stabilising height over Turkey when carrying respectable payload.
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