Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2017 1:31:47 GMT 1
In the final stages of editing the book, the publishers asked if I wanted to submit some photographs. There was a short and strict limit on how many could be added. Having now scanned some of the remaining slides, I thought the members would be interested in them.
First night-stop - Reykjavik, and a rather crowded apron. In those days, Reykjavik airport was the main refuelling stop, but it's close proximity to town and ever-increasing traffic led to the locals objecting to the noise, so nowadays apart from the lighter aircraft, most aircraft refuel at Keflavik. The conveniently-situated Loftleidir Hotel is in the background.
The descent into Narsarsuaq, Greenland, which has to be carefully managed. The airfield is basically at the end of a fjord, from which there is no way out. This picture was taken in June!
The rudimentary terminal building at Lethem, Guyana. There was no apron as such and the aircraft would taxi off the earth runway and across the scrubland to reach the terminal.
The two Dash-7s which won the Carbocol contract, parked in Panama whilst on delivery.
Another busy apron, this time at Congonhas, Sao Paulo's downtown airport.
The site of the original Moscow airport, Tushino. Stalin used to admire his air force from the terminal building, located to the bottom left of the picture. The airfield is grass and thus covered in snow. It fell into disuse in 1990 and because of its close proximity to the Moscow Ring Road, has now been built upon. For some bizarre reason during a 125 demo, we had been asked to fly around the Moscow equivalent of the M25!
In a warmer part of Russia, G-OLXX sits on the apron at Sochi. It had just come off a lease to Air Malta, but the LX-registration is because it had been on lease to Crossair prior to that.
The Coastguarder parked at Quito airport.
First night-stop - Reykjavik, and a rather crowded apron. In those days, Reykjavik airport was the main refuelling stop, but it's close proximity to town and ever-increasing traffic led to the locals objecting to the noise, so nowadays apart from the lighter aircraft, most aircraft refuel at Keflavik. The conveniently-situated Loftleidir Hotel is in the background.
The descent into Narsarsuaq, Greenland, which has to be carefully managed. The airfield is basically at the end of a fjord, from which there is no way out. This picture was taken in June!
The rudimentary terminal building at Lethem, Guyana. There was no apron as such and the aircraft would taxi off the earth runway and across the scrubland to reach the terminal.
The two Dash-7s which won the Carbocol contract, parked in Panama whilst on delivery.
Another busy apron, this time at Congonhas, Sao Paulo's downtown airport.
The site of the original Moscow airport, Tushino. Stalin used to admire his air force from the terminal building, located to the bottom left of the picture. The airfield is grass and thus covered in snow. It fell into disuse in 1990 and because of its close proximity to the Moscow Ring Road, has now been built upon. For some bizarre reason during a 125 demo, we had been asked to fly around the Moscow equivalent of the M25!
In a warmer part of Russia, G-OLXX sits on the apron at Sochi. It had just come off a lease to Air Malta, but the LX-registration is because it had been on lease to Crossair prior to that.
The Coastguarder parked at Quito airport.
