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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Jun 2021, 18:30

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Posted By SpringHeeledJack

That's the one Mr Liffey! Thanks The last...

That's the one Mr Liffey! Thanks

The last half of this paragraph was the bit I remembered. The holes in the cheese nearly lined up, thank goodness they didn't.

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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Jun 2021, 16:57

Replies: 98

Widebody Holiday Jets

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Posted By SpringHeeledJack

A cursory look through the search engines has...

A cursory look through the search engines has failed to link me to the report, anyone have a steer ?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Jun 2021, 15:38

Replies: 98

Widebody Holiday Jets

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Posted By SpringHeeledJack

Of course! That was the curvature of the earth...

Of course! That was the curvature of the earth takeoff where they cleared the trees on that hill by not a lot wasn't it ?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Jun 2021, 14:50

Replies: 98

Widebody Holiday Jets

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Posted By SpringHeeledJack

You've jogged a few memories out of my brain...

You've jogged a few memories out of my brain naming all those airlines from the 70's, I could picture them just by reading the paragraphs you wrote.

Does anyone remember Continental Airlines at...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Jun 2021, 19:29

Replies: 98

Widebody Holiday Jets

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Posted By SpringHeeledJack

That mustn't have lasted very long dixi188, I...

That mustn't have lasted very long dixi188, I loved the big red 'W' on the side of their aircraft, usually seen in various Californian/Nevadian airports. I'd have loved to have had a trip booked...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Jun 2021, 15:49

Replies: 98

Widebody Holiday Jets

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Posted By SpringHeeledJack

Might such practices have been fiscally motivated...

Might such practices have been fiscally motivated to weave their way through the high costs involved in operating large aircraft, or simply the way they were run ? It seems either brilliance or...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Jun 2021, 15:15

Replies: 98

Widebody Holiday Jets

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Posted By SpringHeeledJack

Did TWA operate from LGW as well as LHR ? Delta...

Did TWA operate from LGW as well as LHR ? Delta and Continental also flew from LGW for a time didn't they ? I seem to remember taking flights with them, but like you I used to travel a lot and it's a...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Jun 2021, 13:05

Replies: 98

Widebody Holiday Jets

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Posted By SpringHeeledJack

Flying into Dusseldorf back then was always a...

Flying into Dusseldorf back then was always a pleasure to see all the many widebodies of LTU awaiting passengers, or in and outside the Mx Hangars, a sea of red and white.

I bought a bucket shop...

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