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Shackleton to Acapulco
Off Thread, but the mention of Acapulco reminded me that we provided SAR cover for Prince Charles in 1970, on his return from Australia. We positioned in Acapulco for his oceanic leg having flown the Shackleton from Ballykelly to Lajes, Bermuda, and Nassau. So the 707 route seems a piece of cake!
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Yes, DRUK, I think that was mentioned in AA&R, with some saying that the kids in marketing had looked up the performance data of the 789 and not consulted those who plan routes ...
It's Marketing's job not to let reality get in the way. 
AFAIK, the issue is whether or not Crimea and Iran, both on the direct route, can be overflown, and the small matter of Perth's alternate (Adelaide) being another two and a half hours away.
Oh, and whether there is enough demand to fill a 787 ...
AFAIK, the issue is whether or not Crimea and Iran, both on the direct route, can be overflown, and the small matter of Perth's alternate (Adelaide) being another two and a half hours away.
Oh, and whether there is enough demand to fill a 787 ...
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The QF Bermuda run finished in 1974. I was on the last service. And yes the run was as described.
It was an 18 day trip for the SYD based crew and they terminated in Bermuda with the Bermuda London leg done by a London based crew. For a few year longer QF flew as far as Mexico City twice a week
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It was an 18 day trip for the SYD based crew and they terminated in Bermuda with the Bermuda London leg done by a London based crew. For a few year longer QF flew as far as Mexico City twice a week
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Just saw these posts above regarding the Bristol Britannia. I recall as a 15 year old my first ever trip in an aircraft. Parents decided Australia was the go, and a few months later we were off. It was January 1964. I'd hoped for the new 707, but seeing the prop job Britannia, I guessed as 10 quid poms, what could we expect.
Our trip was London-Athens-Bombay-Hong Kong-Darwin-Brisbane. One engine died just before landing in Bombay, so we stayed there for 12 hours while the engine was "fixed" Midway between Bombay and Hong Kong, it died again, so we flew on with three engines. Hong Kong had a special meaning for us because my brother was a security policeman with the RAF based in Hong Kong, so again while the aircraft was being repaired, we spent 9 hours with him at the airport. We left a night and arrived in Darwin at dawn. then after a few hours refueling etc, onto Brisbane. We arrived in a cyclone and bounced around the Brisbane sky for a few hours, but eventually made it.
The journey took some 70 hours due to the breakdowns.
I think now to a recent flight to Europe in first class on a A380...what a difference, though, as a kid, my first flight was very exciting.
Our trip was London-Athens-Bombay-Hong Kong-Darwin-Brisbane. One engine died just before landing in Bombay, so we stayed there for 12 hours while the engine was "fixed" Midway between Bombay and Hong Kong, it died again, so we flew on with three engines. Hong Kong had a special meaning for us because my brother was a security policeman with the RAF based in Hong Kong, so again while the aircraft was being repaired, we spent 9 hours with him at the airport. We left a night and arrived in Darwin at dawn. then after a few hours refueling etc, onto Brisbane. We arrived in a cyclone and bounced around the Brisbane sky for a few hours, but eventually made it.
The journey took some 70 hours due to the breakdowns.
I think now to a recent flight to Europe in first class on a A380...what a difference, though, as a kid, my first flight was very exciting.
