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'...nobody spoke a word for several minutes as we all realized how close we had been to crashing into the towering mountains on the many night arrivals'
I started my flying career with an airline cargo company who were regarded in aviation circles as the'F Troop' of the flying world. They operated , when I joined, a couple of WW Two aircraft, DC 4's and 6's, which had four piston engines long past…
Tags: air tours, cargo, flying over the Alpes, piloting
'Petty thievery was endemic on the docks as containers did not exist then and all goods which arrived were essentially unpacked '
The metalwork teacher at one point told me that I should not plan on making my living out of metalwork. It's ironic that for many years in later life I made a good living out of making, selling and designing aluminium window systems. I often wonder…
Tags: cargo, Docklands, Emigration, ships, thievery