Happy Birthday Court Line Flyer (55)
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Happy Birthday Court Line Flyer (55)
Many Happy Returns to Karl.
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Thanks, all! Nice to be remembered. Treating myself to a day at Duxford. 5 years since my last visit
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Should be a great day, Karl
Will we see some photos from your visit
Will we see some photos from your visit
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Happy Birthday Karl,
Stop on by and we will buy you a pint.
Stop on by and we will buy you a pint.
Joe Cusick,
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I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.
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Re: Happy Birthday Court Line Flyer (55)
Happy Birthday Karl...I actually flew on one of those BAC 111's of Court Line way back in the early 70's. Got some photo somewhere, aircraft was all pink and called 'Halcyon Days' .
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Would be great to see that photo! the one in my signature is G-AZEC before we back to Luton from Ljubljana.
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Re: Happy Birthday Court Line Flyer (55)
Hi Karl, here are a couple of snaps of the Court Line BAC 111 500 that I flew in to Palma way back in 1971, I think the registration was G-AXMK.
It was a bargain out of season short break that Clarkson's did of 5 days (4 nights) full board all inclusive for £18.
In those days, it was possible to visit the flight deck on request and I do remember asking the pilot how many gallons of fuel we had on board. 11 Tons was the reply. We flew from Luton to Palma Majorca which was just under 2 hours. The captain told me that normally the flight costs alone would be about £40 so my £18 was a bargain!
The flight deck photo was pretty poor I'm afraid but the after landing shot came out much better.
Kind regards
Brian,
It was a bargain out of season short break that Clarkson's did of 5 days (4 nights) full board all inclusive for £18.
In those days, it was possible to visit the flight deck on request and I do remember asking the pilot how many gallons of fuel we had on board. 11 Tons was the reply. We flew from Luton to Palma Majorca which was just under 2 hours. The captain told me that normally the flight costs alone would be about £40 so my £18 was a bargain!
The flight deck photo was pretty poor I'm afraid but the after landing shot came out much better.
Kind regards
Brian,
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