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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Oct 2020, 19:56

Replies: 178

Adios, Queen of the Sky!

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Posted By VeeEffAre

Flew back from USA (IAD I think...) on a BA747...

Flew back from USA (IAD I think...) on a BA747 with a gold nose and gold-trimmed livery, because on it's previous rotation, it had been abroad to pick up Team GB from another record-setting Olympic...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Oct 2020, 20:24

Replies: 39

Comet 4 and Caravelle - common pilot type rating ?

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Posted By VeeEffAre

Biggest challenge to a common type rating was...

Biggest challenge to a common type rating was surely that the Comet was 3 crew flight deck, while Caravelle was pilot and co-pilot only. Also, Comet worked up to RR Avons (from DH Ghost). Caravelle...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Sep 2016, 22:49

Replies: 257

Avro Lancastrian Tales

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Posted By VeeEffAre

I think 'Off the Beam' by Donald Chandler...

I think 'Off the Beam' by Donald Chandler (...Memoirs of an Aircraft Radio Operator) also covers the BSAA accident. Chandler tells of a career shift from maritime wireless operator pre-WW2 to...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Sep 2016, 22:45

Replies: 9

Dan-Air 'compass and flag' logo

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Posted By VeeEffAre

Treadigraph is right - it was the 'house flag' of...

Treadigraph is right - it was the 'house flag' of Davies and Newman shipping. I worked for Dan Air 1977-80, and was told they got into airlines by accident, having acquired a DC-3 for crew swaps for...

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