Фотографии
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Built as a C-47B and operated by the RAF as KN492 during 1945-49, Dakota G-AMWW was delivered to Skyways in early 1955 and was one of the first to operate on the company’s coach-air services from Lympne, where it is seen here before the formation of Skyways Coach-Air as a separate venture in 1958.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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With the airfield’s trademark abundant planting and white picket fence in the foreground, Skyways aircraft ancient and modern share the ramp at Lympne. Skyways Coach-Air went on to operate a total of eight 748s, an example of which is seen here behind the Dakota, during 1962-71; the author will relate his experiences of the 748 in the next part of the series.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935Hawker-Siddeley Andover / HS.748 - Великобритания - 1960
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A rare colour photograph of a Skyways Dakota over Otterpool Lane on final approach into Lympne. Until the late 1960s Lympne was a grass-only airfield, which suited the rugged Dakotas, but less so the more refined 748. As a result, a hard runway was built at Lympne in 1967 and opened in 1968.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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Another magnificent view of Skyways’ stalwart Dakota G-AMWW, this time at Beauvais in June 1959.’’Whiskey Whiskey” was incorporated into the Skyways Coach-Air fleet when the latter subsidiary was formed on October 9, 1958, although it continued to fly in its “Skyways of London” colours for some time afterwards.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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By the spring of 1966 G-AMWW had been painted in the definitive Skyways Coach-Air colour scheme, which used the same signature colours of pale blue, burgundy and white, but with a revised legend above the cabin windows. The steadfast ’MWW is seen here at Biggin Hill during a charter operation to provide flights between Beauvais and Biggin Hill for the Air Fair in May 1966.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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The starboard mainwheel hauls itself into the engine nacelle, its port-side companion already nestled away, as G-AMWW clatters away from Lympne in May 1959. By the time the author joined the Skyways company in late 1965 it was operating four Dakotas - G-AGYZ, G-AMSM, G-AMWW and G-AMWX (written off that December) - on coach-air services.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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Passengers aboard a Skyways Coach-Air Dakota in 1958. Although perhaps not the height of luxury, the accommodation in the cabin was comfortable enough, the 1 hr hop between Lympne and Beauvais being the shortest single stage of the journey. Standard crew on a coach-air service comprised two pilots and a stewardess.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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A composite of several photographs of the cockpit of Air Atlantique’s Dakota G-AMRA, which, as the author explains, “remains pretty much as the Skyways cockpits were - fairly tatty with a lot of old instrumentation; the artificial horizons here are new, unlike ours, which were the same as those fitted to Chipmunks - or indeed Lancasters!"
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
Статьи
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- A.Tincopa - Wings over Peru
- B.Turpin - Out on a Lympne (1)
- C.Gibson - Swing-wing London?
- D.Green - Biggin or Bust!
- J.Forsgren - The Imperfect 10
- J.Franzi - An Eye on the Prize /An eye for detail/
- J.Stroud - To Belfast by Jupiter! /The John Stroud Archive/
- M.Parry - Major Horace Buss
- N.Stroud - Viva Las Vegas!
- P.Davidson - Off the Beaten Track...
- P.Fiddian - The Stefan Karwowski Factor
- P.Jarrett - Lost & Found
- P.Vabre - Paper Trails in the Sky
- R.Forsyth - Defending the Reich (1)
- T.Cooper - Baptism of War