Goa in 1952
Some time since the posts about Vikings from Blackbush to Kano in West Africa but I just read my mothers letter written after flying on an Airwork Viking named " Empire Trader" to Kano in 1952 . I traveled with her and can remember landing twice in the desert to refuel. The letter says the first stop was a Foreign Legion stip and the second was Goa. I recall the sand , the 2WW steel surface which formed all the hard standing - airstrip and pathways - made for a rough landing . Hot as hell, shade in a "huge hangar" , no seating but cold drinks. Mum recalls an "RAF Bomber" as the only thing in sight. I wonder if there were contingency plans!