Early RAF Britannia operations were bedevilled by engine problems and engine changes were a regular occurrence.
Below are some screen grabs from my 8mm cine film that I took during a double engine change at Entebbe in April 1960. I was with 99 Sqn and we flew out two replacement engines, a portable (an oxymoron if ever there was one!) loading platform and six fitters to do the engine changes.
First the loading platform had to be off-loaded with the aid of a crane and assembled, replacement engines off-loaded next, the fitters removed the duff engines and installed the replacements.
At the end the reverse procedure was followed. The whole process took four-days during which we stayed in the opulent splendour of the Lake Victoria Hotel.
Apologies for the quality but 8mm cine film screen grabs are not likely to match ‘proper’ camera photos.
The 'portable' Britannia loading platform.
Replacement engines are off-loaded.
The two Brits at Entebbe.
Engine changes in progress.
The fitters take a break.
Last edited by Warmtoast; 25th May 2018 at 20:18.