Re the Mauritius incident:
I attended a talk given by a chap who was a Qantas flight engineer on Connies at the time of that accident.
The account he gave of that aborted take-off had us on the edges of our seats.
He left a profound impression on us of the skill and professionalism of the crew - and, indeed, the crews of that era, both flight-deck and cabin.
He subsequently retired as Chief Engineer of Qantas.
p.s. ISTR, seated amongst us, was a girl who was cabin crew on that flight.
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