Alf Alpha
I can assure you that HD knows better than most when the Union Jacks started coming off the tails.
From recall it started in the late 70's when the first leased L1011's from Eastern started operating with US regos.
I am not sure what your point is. It certainly wasn't a 'significant' topic as you suggest. More like idle chit chat over the froth in the aeroclub.
Maybe the boys in HAECO needed all the red, white and blue paint to make the Swire 'Penant of Poverty' bigger! OR perhaps someone upstairs thought it was better to take the Swastika of the bonnet of the Mercedes if you park in Tel Aviv OR maybe it just happened by mistake once and the beanies said let's save the paint.
Who really knows and more importantly, who really gives a rat's posterior.
Last edited by VR-HFX; 3rd June 2002 at 14:42.