The John Havers Gallery
The following photos were kindly sent in by John,
and I am pleased to be able to show them here
The following photos were kindly sent in by John,
and I am pleased to be able to show them here
If you can name anyone in the photos please drop me a line, many thanks
Please, if you have any photo's you can share or show on this site,
please drop me a line anytime, email Dave
Please, if you have any photo's you can share or show on this site,
please drop me a line anytime, email Dave
The background to the photos is that prior to the issue of a Transport Certificate of Airworthiness, so many hours (forgotten what) had to be flown on route proving. The Air Registration Board (ARB), BAC and others had the offer of seats and I got an ARB one.
On 29th January 1965 we were scheduled for Milan but owing to maintenance delays we only went as far as Le Bourget. A quick bus trip to Transit and then left again after an hour. Crew were Stan Websper who years later told me his F/O was Alec Lawson.
The Plama de Mallorca trip (same crew) on 8th February 1965 was at night, which few wanted to take, again a short stay in Transit and returned to Gatwick just after 0300; then hitched a lift home to Redhill in a newspaper van!
On 29th January 1965 we were scheduled for Milan but owing to maintenance delays we only went as far as Le Bourget. A quick bus trip to Transit and then left again after an hour. Crew were Stan Websper who years later told me his F/O was Alec Lawson.
The Plama de Mallorca trip (same crew) on 8th February 1965 was at night, which few wanted to take, again a short stay in Transit and returned to Gatwick just after 0300; then hitched a lift home to Redhill in a newspaper van!