there are less than 10,000 people world wide that even could identify it. Only about half would be interested in a book and probably only half of those would actually cough up $60-70 that it would most like cost.
Patrick
I would buy your book, without hesitating for a tenth of a second. I love that airplane since I saw it as a kid. I lived near Rotterdam Airport (Zestienhoven) then, and I saw lots of Carvairs clawing their way up in the air right after take-off and I was impressed by the sight and sound.
Later on I had different jobs at RTM ( last job was dispatcher). During the early ’80s I had to clear out the archives of the company I worked for, and amongst the rubbish which emerged from the basement was a box full of wonderful (lots of them Carvair-) pics, which were used in the company magazine during the ’60s and early ’70s. Instead of throwing them into the bin I asked if I could have them; and yes I could, so they’re now in MY basement 😀 . I am no expert on copyrights, so I am reluctant to put them up on any site, as I can give no credit.
But there must be an exception for this Carvair-dedicated topic: here is an old publicity shot of G-ASHZ (aka N89FA), when she was brand spanking new and taken just a few minutes after the ceremony when she was christened with her original name: “Maasbrug”, after a famous bridge in Rotterdam. The officials are walking away, no doubt to enjoy the delights of well filled tables with food and drinks. And there were a lot more of such pictures in that box…
Tillerman.
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