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Old 25th Sep 2009, 09:08
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shinbone
 
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Chee Aiir

cac_sabre,

Would you know if Chee Aiir (who owned CBT) became 'Morobe Airways', if so the C206 could well have been BCB (busy bee) which many fledgelings earned their PNG wings on, as did I in 73. It had an engine failure on take off at Pindiu at one time (flown by CP John Thomas who walked away) and sat up there for some time before flying again after I departed the scene.

My only dubious claim to fame was taxiing Pindiu for Lae in said 206 with fourteen POB, which gave Lae flight service a hiccup and prompted a telephone call on landing to explain the error of my ways, they were surprised to find it was perfectly legal.

The ranks of the lapuns tru are sadly thinning.

cheers, Bill
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