I have them all from the 3rd edition(1968) onwards. They are always great reading for those wet Sundays. Years when Duxford and Hendon didn’t even have a entry! A time when Horsa fuselarges seems scattered all over the country and scrap yards were still in full swing.

Vaery sad this was AS350B G-XMEN. The two pax were aircraft engineers on a test flight after maintance. Sadly they all eave young families.

I would like a book on BOAC wartime flights. Mossies to Sweden, Boeing 314’s to the states, Lodestars to Malta etc. It would also be nice to see a history of Imperial Airways. Have a book on BEA published about 10 years ago and it was excellent. Don’t forget us civil buffs.
Although my ultimate would be a reprint/update of AJ Jacksons ‘British Civil Aircraft since 1919’. If you are into British civil aircraft get a copy, its a must!!

Nice photos , is that a gunuine DC-4 in the background or a mock up?
I am coming over next year for a weekend at AMS and looking to go to the new museum. Is there going to be a bus service from Leystad station, or is it still a taxi journey?
Also I last visited about 10 years ago when there was a flying museum. I remember T-6’s, S-11’s, Tiger Moths, Dove etc. Are they still there? Also is it still ok to walk round the active airfield?

For me one(or all 3 !) of the Swiss JU52’s(why do they never come to the UK??). Also the complete Red Bull outfit, Corsair,B-25 Widgoen etc. Basically we need some more European based warbirds, I am getting bored of the same P-51’s etc. Oh and the Dutch and Swiss connies flying in formation!!!!

From AJ Jacksons British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972

‘Britians 1st(and last) post war amphibian carried up to 7 passengers and 2 crew on the power of 2 Gipsy Queen 70 engines’. Amoungst the information.. was ordered by BWIA but after trials at St Vincent was found unsuitable for open sea use and their order was cancelled. Had extensive sales tours of North and South America and Europe but sales were dissapointing.
Production…
G-AIVX first flight 22/1/48 Shorts demonstrator scraped Belfast 4/55
G-AKLM crashed while on sales tour in Norway 15/10/49
G-AKLN TO LN-SUF 6/52
G-AKLO to Shell as VR-SDS 10/52
G-AKLP to Shell as VR-UDV 9/54
G-AKLR to JAT as YU-CFJ 9/51 for Dalmation coast services later to Yougoslav air force, preserved Blegrade
G-AKLS to YU-CFK
G-AKLT to PK-CMA Christian Missionaries 1/51
G-AKLU to LN-SUH 5/51 undercarriage removed
G-AKLV to AP-AFM 6/52 returned to Shorts 10/57 scraped 58
G-AKLW to SU-AHY 9/51, to Saudia Arabia and later Belfast
G-AKLX TO East Bengal Transport Comission AP-AGB 12/52
G-AKLY to AP-AGC 12/52
G-AKLZ to Indian Navy INS101 1/53
G-AKMA to Indian Navy INS102 1/53

Indian Navy INS103-110 not british registered
also exported directly
JZ-PTA replaced G-AKLT with Christian Missionaries in Indonesia
YV-P-AEG last production for Shell.

The Cri-Cri is the worlds smallest twin engined aircraft. They seemed to have mostly disseapeared now?
The Ward Gnome G-AXEI was the UK smallest aircraft, saw it in a museum about 10 years ago.