strangest freight
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From: 1°21'10.20"N - 103°56'36.21"E
Psychophysiological entity
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From: Walton on the Naze Essex.
29,000 chicks. DC3. Pipes from cabin to our side windows to vent the poor things. 16 hours and our necks red from the particles of feathers.
Worse, more boxes than you could shake a stick at on DC3 SEN to Rochester. Full of WORMS. When hearing came back on shutdown. (it did then) you could hear a kind of slime noise. You think slime doesn't have a noise? Fly a million worms and say that. Bloody fishermen.
6 X 40 gal drums of Petrol to a colleague who's fuel had not covered his surprise diversion. Got permission to do allsorts when we needed to get the oil out of the sea.
Worse, more boxes than you could shake a stick at on DC3 SEN to Rochester. Full of WORMS. When hearing came back on shutdown. (it did then) you could hear a kind of slime noise. You think slime doesn't have a noise? Fly a million worms and say that. Bloody fishermen.
6 X 40 gal drums of Petrol to a colleague who's fuel had not covered his surprise diversion. Got permission to do allsorts when we needed to get the oil out of the sea.
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From: Earth
A courier with five carry on bags. each with 75kg of gold.
Did he really carry them on ?
More to the point, did he stow them correctly in the overhead lockers or underneath the seat infront of him ?
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From: Regrettably far from 50°N
About a ton of polish (in lots of little bottles, boxed) for onward shipment to an Iranian car manufacturer. Flew it from ACI to GCI on three flights in a PA28. It had missed the boat to Guernsey and was already late, so that got it on its way fairly promptly.
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From: UK
6 Indian guys that had bought out the whole busines class. (12 seats) Each had two massive suitcases that were too heavy to carry by one person. 6 seats had this massive suitcase on them and the rest between those 6 seats as they were too heavy and big for the overhead bins. Content: cash money. 
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From: New Zealand
Gold and Lions
800kg of Gold from a gold mine strip to the international airport on a weekly basis in Ghana in a L410!
And a friend of mine carried 2 baby lions on a Hawker800 from Dubai to Sana and they destroy part of the aircraft interior, while playing and p...
Happy days!
And a friend of mine carried 2 baby lions on a Hawker800 from Dubai to Sana and they destroy part of the aircraft interior, while playing and p...
Happy days!
SCIOLIST (look it up) of the first order
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From: Farnborough
Fergie - the then Duchess of York on an Emery DC8 from STN.
My job was to show her around the AC and introduce her to the crew. The main deck was full of relief supplies.
Once I'd given her a quick tour - we got back on the ramp to meet some local dignitaries and the airport managers.
Discretely she then asked me 'What do I do if I need the bathroom?'
The thoughtful crew hastily erected a little curtain to protect her modesty in said on board facility.
My job was to show her around the AC and introduce her to the crew. The main deck was full of relief supplies.
Once I'd given her a quick tour - we got back on the ramp to meet some local dignitaries and the airport managers.
Discretely she then asked me 'What do I do if I need the bathroom?'
The thoughtful crew hastily erected a little curtain to protect her modesty in said on board facility.
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From: Braintree
Strangest freight
I did the trials to get Mrs Thatcher to the Falklands after the conflict. Internal fuel tank at the front, and caravan in the back for her. No probs until the fuel tank was filled!
Put ballast on the ramp, was OK until the internal tank was empty!
The LM had to move weight during the flight to FI to keep the a/c in trim!
Put ballast on the ramp, was OK until the internal tank was empty!
The LM had to move weight during the flight to FI to keep the a/c in trim!
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From: Airport in D'Sun
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Original Car (always wondered why ti wasnt just flown over on it own maybe ETOPS regs )
Basking Sharks in a tank
Nobbled Race Horses (well they were once i fed them polo mints)
Pigs and I agree with 750XL on his comment - BTW word of advice you cant tell which direction a pig is gonna pee due to its curly wurly bits
Big Cats going to from zoo - those AVI boxes physically rocked when being loaded...
US Military Rescue Submarine complete with its own MACK truck and trailer. The trailer was lined with snap on type tool boxes all brand new (very nice)...
And while in Military the famous "bucket of sunshine" (those that know, know. Those that dont, dont
)
)Basking Sharks in a tank
Nobbled Race Horses (well they were once i fed them polo mints)
Pigs and I agree with 750XL on his comment - BTW word of advice you cant tell which direction a pig is gonna pee due to its curly wurly bits
Big Cats going to from zoo - those AVI boxes physically rocked when being loaded...
US Military Rescue Submarine complete with its own MACK truck and trailer. The trailer was lined with snap on type tool boxes all brand new (very nice)...
And while in Military the famous "bucket of sunshine" (those that know, know. Those that dont, dont
)