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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 8:08 am
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First flight in 1961. Chartered DC-4, BRU-Athens. Return on a DC-6.

Next, when I lived in Algeria, 1970-1972, a mix of Caravelle. Air Algerie or Air France. some Convair (440?). First intercontinental on an LH 707, FRA-ZRH-Casablanca-GIG-Viracopos, in 1972.

All sorts of domestic flights in Brazil, mostly 727-100. Ah the RG milk run CGN-REC via GIG that left at 17:20 but would usually end up landing at Viracopos because of the usual summertime afternoon thunderstorm, where they would bus us. We would arrive at REC at 2 am instead of 9:10 pm. Don't know how many time this happened to me. Occasional 707, 737, BAC-111, still a few Caravelle. Of course, on CGN-Santos Dumont, Electras, the YS-11 Samurai, Fairchild-made FF27, an occasional Viscount. Then on flights to Europe, still occasionally a 707, but mostly DC-10s and 747s, mostly RG, but at least once, AF, ORY-GIG.

Then in 1982, when we moved to Canada, CGN to MEX on RG, followed by JA to YVR. Remainder is modern times, the usual stuff.
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