The Queen's Flight to Kenya
Just seen some newsreel footage of the then Princess Elizabeth departing for Africa 60 years ago. She returned as Queen.
Part of the footage showed her aircraft, a DC7 I think, of BOAC taking off from a very utilitarian Heathrow. I was surprised at the low and long climbout and the speed the undercarriage was raised.
Have I got the right aircraft?
Was this a standard procedure for this type?