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East African Airways video

Posted: 31 Oct 2021, 01:59
by Paul K
If you've got a spare 15 minutes, this is well worth watching - the history of EAA, the aircraft and routes it operated, and its eventual demise.

https://youtu.be/hel7YCMc6rQ

:)

Re: East African Airways video

Posted: 31 Oct 2021, 05:48
by FlyTexas
Enjoyed watching that. What a great variety of aircraft they flew...unlike a certain airline that I spend much of my day with. :lol: Thanks for sharing, Paul! :thumbsup:

Brian

Re: East African Airways video

Posted: 31 Oct 2021, 12:16
by cstorey
I travelled on one of the last , sad, flights of EAA, from Nairobi to Heathrow in Super VC10 5H-MOG ( which appears at the start of the film) . The flight was made distinctive by Captain Preston - a James Robertson Justice lookalike - paying the Shell agent off for fuel in cash from a briefcase stuffed full of the biggest collection of US dollar bills I have ever seen ! It was obvious from that , that the writing was on the wall

Re: East African Airways video

Posted: 31 Oct 2021, 13:37
by JohnD
Thanks for that Paul. :thumbsup:
Great find.

During 1962/63 I saw the Comets transit in Aden, plus two of their Argonauts leased to Aden Airways and a DC-3 also operating for Aden Airways for a few weeks in EAA colour’s.

John