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Old 30th Mar 2015, 05:19
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Oldpilot55
 
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No one (I think) has mentioned Skyways 748s. My memory is that they were one of the first operators. I used to see them dot in and out of Renfrew in the early 60s. I only heard them called Budgies, usually Paraffin Budgies when BA used them in Scotland, much later on.
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