Karachi
FarEastDriver, when tanking the Javelins through we had 2 Valiants at Karachi and we stayed in "Min" Wallers hotel, wasn't it the Air India Hotel ? big entrance hall with double winding staircase up to first floor, think aircrew went off to the BOAC Speedbird hotel, didn't want to mix it with us erks !, went back later when tanking the Lightnings through to Far East and stayed in a fleapit in Karachi, just dreadful !, one Valiant went into Rawalpindi (I think it was, place with big pink fort ?)with a dead engine courtesy of a ****e hawk, went up there to do an engine change, travelled up by decrepit DC3, replacement engine bought in by Beverley with all the change kit, those B** great bomb winches we had to lug up on the wing, at least it was cooler on the top than below tucked up in the bay disconnecting and connecting, Oh what fun I had as an 18 year old fitter, kids today just wouldn't believe the war stories. PH