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Old 12th Jan 2017, 07:52
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kenparry
 
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BRITANNIA NEWSPAPER FLIGHTS

In the 70's did Britannia fly newspapers to Belfast from Luton using 737's with freight doors and reinforced floors? It was at the time of the MOD contracts to West Germany so might have increased the utilization of the aircraft?
Not sure about BFS but I flew at least one night newspaper run to Edinburgh sometime in the 80s; about 10 tons of loose-loaded bundles, not on a freighter, but a normal passenger aircraft. A few seats were broken in the process.

The MoD Germany contract was about half a 737's work. Extra work was always welcome, if it was at the right price of course.
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