Back in 1968 we flew a WS55/3 G-AODP from Redhill to Lagos, the long way around the coast, it took over 60 hrs flying time, I still have the dent in my head from the old heavy headset as a souvenir!
Very interesting ferry flight, some of the legs were over 5 1/2 hrs., but sadly, the old girl only lasted 3 weeks in Nigeria, flying the route, Warri-PH-Bonney and return, before being crashed near Ughelli.
Some of you old timers may be interested in a picture of the wreck, in which myself, Bill Petrie, and Lambert Abali appear, its in the book 'Shadows', the history of the Biafra airlift.
Another picture shows Bristow's Riley Dove in the school playing field at Uli, taken by myself.