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Old 11th Sep 2014, 18:25
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smujsmith
 
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Mal Drop,

Interesting your "guesstimated" weight for troops. I was always led to believe that Albert cold not be overloaded (weight wise) by self loading freight. Having seen some estimated numbers for people moved on the Dacca Airlift, I'm wondering if in reality, with people, it was fill to max and fly ? I'm sure the likes of AA62 will have an opinion on that, and I will no doubt get a slapping. Of course, with troops, you have the baggage they carry as well, which may account for the need for an estimate.

Chickenlover,

Thanks for the link to the end of Terry, I had some fine times in that aircraft, with some fine people.

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