Lusaka 1966 ish
Might have been early '67 - can't remember exactly .
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Lovely shot! Any more?
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Apparantly when they got airborne they had to check in with Salisbury FIS as they were the controlling authority for Rhodesia and Zambia.
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'fraid not - only memories of Jav 9's starting their take off runs heading the opposite way , wheeling round at high speed on the piano keys to launch down the runway with a few extra knots built up . That and a Caledonian Britannia landing short and emerging nose down from the dust to thump down safe on the runway threshold.
ref Salisbury ATC Yes I've just been reading about that elsewhere - evidently they met up with Rhodesian Hunters and Canberras at the border quite often ( on a friendly footing I hasten to add!) |
Ah, the late Ken FitzRoy wrote about taking RAF Brits down to Lusaka from Nairobi during that period, ferrying fuel and other sundries as I recall. Turning round at the far end of the runway after landing to see a BOAC VC-10 doing the same at the next turning circle.
I think 66 is indeed the year. If you can find Ken's book "No Time on the Ground", it's a super read. Great pic, thanks! |
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