bargain 7 viscounts for the price of 1
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Originally Posted by rog747
1972 was the year that MR Bishop popped down to SAA at JNB and bought all 7 of their viscounts and the old sim for a very tiny amount of cash !
I read at the time that Mike went to South Africa with the funds thought needed to buy ONE Viscount, and ended up with the fleet of seven for the same money...
Yes,
i think the amount was about £100k for the whole lot (7 a/c plus the sim)
so i heard !
the tales of all the ferry flights home over darkest africa would probably make a very good book !
BMA was a true airline with a great history from the late 1930's,(air schools, then Derby aviation in 1949)
the pioneering times...