Apologies. I believe you are correct.

What was VH-TBB - Bristol Freighter?

Yes a Mark 31 formerly operated by TAA in PNG.

VH TBB
 

Capt. Lionel Thrift did have a little sense of humour... when the first poster of the new B727 was distributed it bore the registration VH TBB and Capt Thrift queried with Head Office if it was going to replace the Bristol at Lae. The reply he received was "You provide the loads and we'll provide the aircraft"

I remember assisting the loading of a boiler for the new pyrethrum plant in Mt Hagen into the Bristol at Lae. The boiler was designed around the dimensions of the Bristol... but they forgot to include the measurements of the outside fittings like pipes and hatch fittings!!! We just got it in.

Macair
 

Returning to Macair, Ray F called me this morning. He tells me Macair had 50 to 60 shareholders, aside from the ones mentioned above, Jim Sinclair and John Guise also held shares. The coffee planter I was trying to think of from Goroka was Mick Riley.

Ray's memory is certainly far better than mine! :{

RMF probably hasn't killed all his brain cells like I have:}

Hawker deHavilland also had a 10% shareholding too.

Bristool used by Trans Australian Airlines, Papua New Guinea, 1964

Sunbird TBB

Was MaClure flying with TaTaas?

Nup, can't pick you Mendi63 :p

About this time a 26+ year veteran of PNG aviation will be packing up his desk at the CAA for the last time.

Today, Ozex retires to become a gentleman (difficult to believe for those who know him) of leasure.

tenk yu tru.

tipsy :D

And all done on the same liver..amazing.
Good luck Ozex

A life changing experience, I'm sure! :}

He could go and buy, and send, a stack of these cards ....:)

KAM LONG PATI

MI LAIK INVAITIM YU LONG SMATPELA PATI

Long…………………………….adres
Long………………………det na taim
as bilong pati olsem…………………..
Yu mas kisim dispela samting
i kam wantaim yu:-

tick appropriate squares(s)

- wan katon bia
- tupela katon bia
- tenpela katon bia
- wiski o bakadi, twentisikis sais
- sikispela yangpela meri
- tenpela hensan man
- ol kaset yu stilim long mi long bepo yet
- b-b-q stek na sosis
- dispela saksi gel i stap wantaim long yu long disco las wik
- dispela smatpela man i draivim yu long spots ka
- ol wantok bilong yu
- ol boys bilong Paga Panthers ragbilig tim
- ol narapela samting mi raitim daunbilo

Curious... how much is a pack of Winnie Blues in PNG?

12-12.50 depends where

Aitape had the cheapest 23-24 kina a sleeve (200 cigs) very cheap smoking there.


SP 4 kina\bottle 96 kina cartoon good drinking to.That was off the ice as well

Ah.... Wewak...one used to be able to get cigars from the Septic that were hand rolled in a lapun meris susus

Ouch! Cannot remember exactly how much I used to pay for JPS per packet in the Dz days but could`nt have been much more than 2.50.

Still, I suppose even Ladies of the K2 variety cost more these days.:E

Inflation
 

1971 - One gallon of petrol 28 cents

1968:
Wan karton SP Brownies, San Mig, Swan long Pot Mosbi $4.95.
Aviat Klub long Konidobu, $0.50 wan Stubbie.

Brown botol is about K5 these days.

Hangovers are still free.....

Only got $75 a week in '71

Yer were spoilt Tinny.
Soapy and I were paid $50 per week with Patair in 1969/70

$50 for the pair of yer woulda been fair :p
Hey, a name that came up the other day was Frank Ward. Istap wia?