Trooping flights
First was back from Aden (1963)in Cunard Eagle Brit,landed at Stansted and was thoroughly searched by customs ,I had nothing !!Next year after my part in the "Indon conflict" was by BUA from Butterworth ,this was mid December and it had come from Kuching with others ,there was an engine problem so we sat around!Took of for Santa Cruz Bombay through a tropical storm with lightening strike!Landed Bombay with engine problem again,sat around ,then took of for Istanbul and landed as it was getting dark.Engine gave up so we were escorted to a hotel by turkish troops,next morning left for Heathrow and arrived OK.Customs were terrible then and I had to pay 16 shillings for an extra 50 fags!!Merry Xmas I said!
Most enjoyable flight then was to Mombasa and back in Aden Airways "Argonaut"!