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Old 10th Jan 2016, 14:07
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Autair Heralds

One day in November 1970, listening to Luton Tower (120.2 back then) on my airband radio, I heard an aircraft flying circuits with the callsign Hotel Kilo 718. I think the pilot was English so it didn't occur to me it might be something interesting - probably just a flight number. It was after school and getting dark so I didn't venture up to the airport to investigate. Subsequently discovered of course it was G-APWB having been re-registered in Columbia as HK-718, flying in (so I was told at the time) full La Urraca colours.

This is G-APWC taken at the airport open day on 1/11/69, just after Autair withdrew from the scheduled service market. Hangar 89 is still under construction behind.

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