I suppose that really, I ought to have said that it an aircraft purporting to be G-ADPR.

In April 1991, we transited MSP en route to/from California with North West Airlines. Hanging in the terminal there was a replica (I assume) of “Spirit of St Louis”. I had a personal interest in that aircraft as from1966 to ’69, I worked for Pan-Am in London. Lindbergh was a regular visitor. I’d like to claim I’d met him but I just happened to be on duty when he came into the Dispatch room before his trip home.

I was an ATCA at Luton (when the terminal building was a wooden shed) in 1964/65 and Chrisair was a regular user; they were certainly based at Sywell then. I remember the Dragon as G-ADDH but my memory isn’t as reliable as it was. Chris’ (Roberts) managed the business and his wife Claire was the pilot. At that time they were aspiring to become a ligitimate airline. Again, I can’t rely on my memory over some 50 years but I think Claire might have been ex-ATA. She was tall and quite statue-esq, always flying in a black leather flying suite and boots. It would not surprise me to learn that Honor Blackman had used her as the template for Cathy Gale (The Avengers) and Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. There were very few women flying in those days and the men, especially the Euravia and Autair pilots tried to take the mickey but Claire gave at least as good as got.