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Terry
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Back by popular demand

Post by Terry » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pm

Well ONE person said they would like to read more. :clap:

This job was quite simple (to start with), just deliver an exhibition stand to the Hall De Festivals , Cannes, by 09.00 Monday morning.
Just a phone number for the man it was for. :mad: , Crazy because to deliver to the exhibition hall you have to have a name, phone number, stand number , car park pass & passport !( to leave with security !),then being French they MIGHT let you in if you can find somewhere to park :???: But they assured me all would be well, then they added a 2nd delivery before 09.00 for Monday, so I thought with an exhibition on this is gonna be a nightmare especially as the 2nd delivery 'looked like' a restauraunt's name.
I set off on Saturday tea-time made Reims Prunay by daylight. This unidentifyable Nord was all there was to be seen.

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Still had plenty of time so Vatry was next. UR82027 , TC MND , Z ALT , Z ALS , Z ARL , N8KL , D ESCS (and 747 wreck posted before)

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Plodded on down through France got to Cannes late afternoon.
D HAUV , F BRXG , F BPAJ , D EFNH , F HCAS , F HCAC , N127SR , OO KRF , N752CD , N20VK , F GTRF , N6496D , OO NZF , G BBTG ,
F GBMU , N4135D , N406AE , TU TBC , F HCAA , F BUIJ , N817CD , HA HAG , OO FPA , CS DLB , OO FYG , CS DHD , M IFES , I ERJD ,

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OO KRF , OO FTB , G HFXP , D IDAG , N77SZ , I DLOH , N752CD , D EFZO , F GYDH , M YCHT , F BRYG , 3A MJK , N22UP , F GBAC ,
F HDLC , F GYAT , F GIJP , F GZGP , D EIEE , F GCMD , F BSHM , G DLOM , F GOUS ,N44CD , N6170E , F GCYQ , F HCAE , F GDDY ,
OO FPA , I BAND , N58JA.

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Next morning I was up early as one of he addresses appeared to be a duffer, so a quick look round to see what had changed.
F GNBN , OO FPA , M IFES , G DLOM , F BSHM , F GIJP , F GYAT , D ELEE , F GZGP , F HAAE , N752CD , F HBCD , OO KRG , OO FPB ,
F HDAA , F HDMP , N6496M , VP BEO , HA YAI , G BBTS , N813CD , F GTRF , N413CD , D EBMU , F GGRX.

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Into town bright & early phoned the 'restauraunt' which seemed to also have a duff address & they had merely left off the word Boulevard when typing it. :o It turned out to be THE old money hotel right on the seafront by the exhibition centre ! Having delivered I phoned the English guy to deliver the exhibition stand. He answered straight away :o asked where I was, so I told him, he said wait there I'll be with you in 10 minutes and he was ! RESULT !
That was it , all done I was free to saunter off & it was only 08.15. So I drove along to Nice to Promenade Des Anglais, alongside which is the bizjet apron. Found a parking place, not great but 'A PLACE' crossed the road & logged what I could through the green mesh fence.

Monday 2nd June
VP BGN , HB JGX , F GIXO , N761XP , VP CTA , D CHIP , D IIVA , TC SHE , F HEKO , OE INB , PH PBS , YL VIP , N18BM , N916LX , G JANV
A6 NVL , HB IPR.

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While my luck was running well I thought the heliport at Monaco might be good too.
VP BIR , 3A MXC , 3A MTT , 3A MAC , 3A MJP , F GMBO , 3A MTP , 3A MCC , 3A MXA and 3A MTA.

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So far so good off to Italy... Albenga again.

I LUXA , I IACW nad I ALBN ..... not so good, this was out in the long grass.

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Still 2nd June, Genoa.
I LIGU , I ROKY , G TBCA , I KREM , N511PA , I ORSE , I GHEE , I JOBE , I LTRY , N305CC , I AMDM , 3A MSI , F GRZI , D GHEB , G OEBJ

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I DPCH , I DACN , I CMAL , N755VE , EI DSP.

Whilst idling my time away in Genoa, I received a call could I go collect 1100 kgs of marble from Verona on Thursday morning & take it to Barcelona ?................of course I could :lol: .
So i was in even less of a hurry now so I went off found a hotel ready to start afresh in the morning.
Next day I took a steady drive up to Alessandria, where I found 1 Bonanza I STAS., then off to Milan Bresso.

3rd June Bresso

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I CWSA , I FACN , I EITD , I CCAE , I MILB , N34JA , D ESCO , I ISAD , I BOBB , I GEGM , I TOSY , I PASC , I CCAQ , I IZAL , I UDDY ,

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I have a soft spot for Transits too, in the U.K. this would be so rotten as to be un-useable.

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I IZAA , I ACXM , I RGGG , I BNCC , I POPY , I MLVS , I CCCH , D IEGO , G JJSY , N767FE , N799WW , I TITT (really)

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It got quiet so I went off to Linate...........

Which I will start part 2 with..........
I got a little black book with me poems in

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Re: Back by popular demand

Post by Mike » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:36 am

Another great thread :thumb:
That van of yours must have clocked-up some mileage by now :lol:
Keep 'em coming.
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Re: Back by popular demand

Post by Terry » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:47 pm

Hi Mike
Yep it has, but not as many as me :lol:

3rd June Milan, Linate.
EL CAR , I ECJA , I TOIO , I IMMG , SE DUZ , N524AM , I FLYA , I EDEM , I ERJA , G IOCO , I TOPS , I DANW , I GFLY , OE GMA , I GOCO,

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I GLJB , I BIXN , EI DSG , I ERJE , I BIXV , OO TZD , EI DMR , I DATF , EI DCV , G EUUI , EI DSM , EI DOS , I ONSA , i EEZE , I DACN ,

A shot across to the biz-jet /helo apron.

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EI DOV , N228D , I BEAU , I RONY , N400CZ , I DLIB , I CMAL , I GFYF , I BIME , SE DJZ , EI DSL , EI DSD , EI DSG , I FORU , I DATG ,

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SE ALU , I DATH , EI DSO , I SMEZ , S5 BAW , I BIMB , I ASER , I DAVP , I DAVM ,I BLUB , I DAVX , I BIXV , G EZAG , G IUAN , I DACT,

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I DATU , I BIMC , D IEGO , I CMCC , I DAVN , I BIML , HB ZCQ , EI COK , I SMEL , I EGGG , F GTAL , I DFSL , I BIMB , I DAVS , I BIXZ ,

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D IHHN , G EUUU , I DAVL , I TLCM , I PBRA , I DANV , I DATC , I DAWV , I SEAS , I TOPH , I LYNB , OE GMA , I JAMY , OK SLS , I FXRD

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N528QS , OE FRJ , D AIRP , I BIKL , I TOPB , I TOPH , VP BVG , EI DSP , PH CJI , I ERJD, I FXRE , G IFTE , I DAVU , OY CJN , I BIXD ,

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EI DSG , I CIOH , T7 FRA , I SUED , LX IIH. early evening by now so off to find a bed for the night ( and BL**DY expensive it was too !)

Next morning sauntered across to the same spot for an hour. 4th June
T7 ETL , D IOWA , I DATK , I DATS , EI COI , I CFLY , I ERJE , I DANR , G EUXM , F GTAL , EC HQT , OK SLS , EC IBZ , I SDFC , EI DXG
I TLCM , I BIXE , I DATF , I FLYV , SE DJZ , I BIXD , EI DMR , EI DSO , EI COH , I SMEM , I DANG , I DAWD , I DAWZ , I DANM , HB GIL
EI DSF , I FORU , I DATS , I DLOH , I CAFD , CS DXG , OE GFB , D IGME , EI DSP , I DAVL , D ABWH .

Got bored so slowly went off to Bergamo, round to the light field at the back & then to the terminal side.....

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SE KDS , I BSAB , I ALAK , I ACTD , D ERGI , I TGCR , I EEZD , D CGGB , I SFTK , I TASE , HA LPA , EI DAM , OO DLG and 4X CCQ

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Bergamo is really only busy at night when the post/parcel carriers arrive, so I went off to find Boscomantico, and what a trial that was.

There is no town/village Boscomantico & the name is taken from either the road or a restauraunt, it was hell to find, but I got there.
I ODHB , N9214F , D ELPI , N102FF , I EBXK , I ECHH , I GRLC , I AMDO , D ENRO , D ELBO , PH FMM , I EWAB and T7 ETL (helo).

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From there off to the other side of Verona to the airport proper, mainly charters so again quiet during the day.

ZA ARD , EI CKM , D AGWC , I ADJF and G THOP. I thought I would try my luck and go collect the marble early, so went to try find

'Il Marmo', I found the road ( lane) and drove up and down a couple of times, checked out a restauraunt car park/track, set off along the lane again, got as far as I thought would do turned into a farm track to turn round and spotted this sign.........

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Don't think they wanted to be found !, Went in checked & yes the marble was ready, so got the paperwork from a very desirable young lady :Wow: , asked if she would like to move to England & marry an old man, but she said no very graciously :lol: .
As I had relaxed for a few days, I thought I would do an all nighter and get a chunk of the journey done. So off I set , got to Aix , stopped had an hours sleep, made an expresso and looked in at the airfield, Les Milles.

5th June, Les Milles ( Aix en Provence)
F GBQF , F BXNN , F GAHQ , F GSBY , F HAIX , U.L.M. ' BG' , F HAEV , F GYKK , F GLAI , F GYKX , F BRFF , F GLFZ , F BULK , F GGOQ
N131F , F BUOV , F GACO , F GNSF , F GJZK , F HCAS , F GEHV , F GIBJ , F GNNO , F GOIK , F GYKR , F GMKF, F GHSP and F GKEV.

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A short visit to Marignane was on the cards, LX WAO , F GIXI , F GIXS , and F GJZJ

Then Nimes Garons, last time I visited this was a small regional tacked on to a military field, it has changed. Sabena (?) have a training facility of some sort here and the French Securite Civile have a maintainence base.
F GPAB , F GJDB , F GJVA , F ZBMF , F ZBDF , F ZBPK, a non mover DC8 TR LTZ and an unmarked all white DC 10 (?)
Montpellier was my next destination.

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F GNSH , F GMQG , F GMQC , F GGNK , F GLHB , F GGNH , F ZBPT , F GGLN , F GCEG , F BRNO , F BUVV , F HAIX , F GYGF , F GNJG
F GNJI and F GIXR.

Penultimate field in France was Candillargues.
F GTJP , F GUTO , F BUKS , F GGBA , N2514S , F GRBC , F GZDJ (also carried N8227K),F GVDJ (also carried N6503K), F GSYB , F GFBJ , F GIEN , F GNFK , F GJMU , F GHLO , F GARQ , F BYPH , F GRLT , F GMXA , F GNND , F GGXD and F HCFA.
Wanna know where all the French crop dusters are in the summer ? Here !The whole area is an apple growing region. Golden delicious?

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Then off to visit the final French airfield passed this place & had to take a picture, Fitou is the wifes favourite red wine.
( didn't stop & get her any though :roll: )

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Perpignan Rivesaltes 5th June
F GCGO , F GCGR , 5T CLP , F GGBO , F GLJN , EI DOD , EC JSY , F GPRL , F GILR , F BUBK , F GCHP , 5N BFA , N359PA , 6V AEF,
HZ AB3 , N11656 , LN IDB , EC JTT , F GKVY , F GCIG , F GEOO , F GPIP and F GUVY.

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Off across the border into Spain, got stuck in monster rush hour traffic jam as I was approaching Barcelona, so went straight to an hotel.
ready to deliver by 08.00 next morning.
Up and away early (good job too) as the Italians had given me an incorrect address, took me into the 'Soho' of Barcelona, not Jimmy Choo territory at all !, Half an hour of phone calls got me the manageress of the shop & she directed me in !
They had 2 guys there to do the unloading which suited me as I would be the one to drop & smash a piece, so I watched..
A further hour and I was away, on the way to the ring road, I saw a sign for the heliport so I diverted. EMPTY.
So I continued to my intended destination of Sabadell, I prefer lightplanes so didn't go to Barcelona Airport.
When I arrived it seemed very busy, and indeed it was, because it was the day the fire sevice open up their doors & people can go see what they do. They also get as many aircraft up as possible too.
( I have posted a good few helo pics from Sabadell already)
Barcelona Sabadell 6th June
EC IHR , EC IQV , EC HYZ , EC IUK , EC HYS , EC JLS , EC JLD , EC BNE EC KFU , EC IHZ , EC ICZ , EC IKV , EC FIP , EC GPS , EC JDZ ,
G GTCC , EC BOF , EC EBE , EC IPS , EC IFU , LX JFH , N5441S , N6318F (Both C337's), EC RTF , EC GYX , EC KMX , EC GJG , EC FGI

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EC EZP , EC ERV , EC NYZ , EC JRH , EC DKN , EC FOQ , EC FVK , EC FRB , EC IPR , EC GNN , EC EQB , EC JSM , EC AVA , EC ISF , EC HMF

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EC GYC , EC FRD , EC KMH , EC IHX , EC DSU , EC IGX , EC DSO , EC DKN , EC JPG , EC GUZ , EC KHK , ECJQK , EC KAV.

A quick visit to Gerona was a waste of time, then Empuriabrava almost as bad just EC ISV a Twin Otter.

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That was Spain, I had decided to go visit the Museum De Hydraviation in Biscarosse, so crossed the border into France then started off across country towards Bordeaux, before I found another hotel .

Lasbordes 7th June ( Outskirts of Toulouse..... with 'Space City ', in the background of the pic )

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F GTMP , F GLGC , F GTQB , F GYKC , F GFQU , 31GV , 31GK , F GJXF , F PCHM , F GZPL , F GMRA , F BTQX , F GSBJ and F GORM

Blagnac was next , where there was an unpainted Beluga , plus F BGTD , F GMZA , TS ISA , F WWXS , F WWXZ (Portugese c/s)
plus Airbusses I could not get. 1 X Air Europe , 3 x Kingfisher , 1 x Jet Airways 1 x Easyjet & 1 in a blue c/s I didn't recognise.

Across to Agen, just a few........F GBFL, F GOYE and a biz-jet ??? F AZMO

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Marmande beckonned.......
F BUSY , F CBLT , F GJZL , F CFGK , F PYLZ , F GABB , F GBBI , F CCRS , F CFHY and F BUXM, also TU TLR, and an aircraft I thought long scrapped F BLKE a Moynet Jupiter, I had seen 2 (of the rumoured 6 built ) at Toussous Le Noble in the early 70's, and thought they were gone.

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Then off across a 'National Park' in which I managed to get a puncture which meant I got to the museum later than expected.
( See post in Nostalgia & relics)
Parentiss En Born 7th June, F CBLF and 1 U.L.M.

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As it was still quite light I went for Bassin d'Arcachon too........F GAGD , F GLPN , F GJZR and N678MA

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Saucats was on my way so I popped in.....F CGMX , F CGMR , F CFBZ and F CIAA.

To end the day a quick squirt round Bordeaux, before bed....
G KALS , F ZBQF , F GDAK , F GNIU , G PREI , HB FOS , CS DMB and 2 bonus Dassaults, F WWFM and F7X C/N 55

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Next morning back to see if there were any changes....
Bordeaux 8th June
F BVIY , D FECR & N499QS.

Then off to where I ( mistakenly) thought they kept all the unloved Airbusses. But an unintentional detour to Niort first.
F BEGG , F GCNO , F CGSR , F GAVP , F BTVJ , D 6891 , F CFKB , D KRHG , F BUHP , F CGFK , F CCTE and F GOMB.

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Then to my 'errordrome' :) Chatelleraut......
F BFMG , F HAJB , F GFPN , F PNCE , F GADS and F GADK. & unknown ULM

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A call to do a (cash) delivery next morning prompted me to get a bit of a move on, so straight to 'can't pass' Le Bourget.
CS DRE , CS DHE , CS DKG , G ODAG , SE RCM , CS DRN , CS DNY , CS DKC , CS DFG , N408QS , CS DHP , F GSNA , N721HM , OO GFO

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N508P , EC KMF , VP BGG , D CVJP , VP CIT , C GIEV , F GETR , HB VOE , OO FLN , CS DHN , F GGGG , VP BBD , SE RIL , 4X CPX , LX AAM
XA NGS , F GETG , EC KNP , D CAVA , OO TAA , LX PMR , D IZZI , F GUFP , F GFWD , F HSFA , HB JEY , F HAST , TR LGZ , N665DH ,

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N605CH , HB VCN , N700GB , N110BP , N806AC , VP CMR , N908VZ , N514TS , F GYHP , F GPSA , F GVBV , N200EC , F GSLZ , N388AC ,N51SE , HB JSZ. The jet in the first pic was YR TII,

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Then it was straight back home a couple of hours sleep & go collect my delivery for Hull docks..............................

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It had been sold in Scandinavia (Denmark?) and I had to get it on the ferry .
Have fun
Terry
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Re: Back by popular demand

Post by Mike » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:43 pm

Fantastic Terry,thank you so much for taking huge amounts of time to post this.
Thanks.

Mike
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Re: Back by popular demand

Post by The Cameraman » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:09 pm

Hi Terry,


more please Good Sir, more!

Regards

Reggie

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Re: Back by popular demand

Post by GOOSE » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:48 pm

agreed.

yes please :thumbs:

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