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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

27th Nov 2020, 22:25

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Viscounts at Wadi Haifa

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Posted By Chris Scott

They would indeed have been civilised! Digressing...

They would indeed have been civilised! Digressing a bit and, as previously noted, the last scheduled service on which the flight and cabin crew night-stopped with the aircraft and transit pax was...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Apr 2014, 23:27

Replies: 38

Viscounts at Wadi Haifa

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Posted By Chris Scott

Hi Allan and WHBM, The current airfield...

Hi Allan and WHBM,

The current airfield seems to be at least 20 miles east of the old river course, and accessible allegedly only by 4WD vehicles. I guess you would have remembered if it was that...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Apr 2014, 14:17

Replies: 38

Viscounts at Wadi Haifa

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Posted By Chris Scott

Yes Allan, Do you happen to remember...

Yes Allan,

Do you happen to remember roughly how far the aerodrome was from the town and/or the River Nile?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Apr 2014, 21:31

Replies: 38

Viscounts at Wadi Haifa

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Posted By Chris Scott

Looks like we can firm-up on a hard surface at...

Looks like we can firm-up on a hard surface at the pre-1960 Wadi Halfa, then!

Yes WHBM, and YNE was replaced by YTE, if memory serves. Not sure it had slipper tanks, however. CAA (later Air...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Apr 2014, 18:54

Replies: 38

Viscounts at Wadi Haifa

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Posted By Chris Scott

Different airfield?

Further to evansb and WHBM, my understanding has been that the original airfield at Wadi Halfa, Northern Sudan, as used by CAA (and perhaps Airwork or Hunting Clan) Viscounts was inundated by Lake...

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