CHAPTER ONE - THE FAR EAST AND INDIAN OCEAN

Burma
Lighting Up Time - Gerry Catling
(How smoking cigars saved me from malaria)

The Day of the Dear Departed - Gerry Catling
(a minor diplomatic triumph on a solemn state occasion)

Britannias - Alan Douglas
(recollections of the Bristol Britannia from Burma and other places)

The Sound Barrier - Tony Russell
(a typically Burmese solution to the aircraft noise problem)

The Fertilizer Factory - David McCormack
(extremes of expatriate life)

Cigars, Religion and Superstition - Peter Jones
(an unexpected encounter with spirit worship)

Special Adviser to the Manager - Peter Jones
(a vital part to play in a Burmese funeral)

Burmese Days - Peter Jones
(the magic of Mandalay and Pagan)

India

The Morning Commuter - Peter Fieldhouse
(perils of getting to work in the monsoon)

Japan

The Mount Fuji Disaster - James Wilson
(managing the aftermath of a major accident)

Pakistan

Yaqoob and Musaleem - Peter Liver
(fond memories of ancient retainers)

Philippines

Cutting it Fine - David Hogg
(landing in a typhoon in Manila)

Being British - David Hogg
(a ‘typically British’ reaction to an earthquake)

Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

The Day My Number (almost) Came Up - Gerry Catling )
(water on the runway, lots of it)

Seychelles

Seychelles Days - Mike McDonald
(aviation and tourism make their impact on the Seychelles)

Other pages:

BETTER ON A CAMEL

BOAC and BEA reminiscences, memorabilia and history
Introduction
Review of background to airline experiences and recollections
Dedication
About the charity 'Practical Action'
Foreword
Foreword by Sir Ross Stainton, former Chairman of BOAC
CHAPTER ONE - THE FAR EAST AND INDIAN OCEAN
airport and airline memoirs about the far east - from India and the Seychelles to Japan
Burma - Lighting Up Time, by Gerry Catling (1954)
an airport story - cigars as insect repellent
Burma - The Day of the Dear Departed (1954), by Gerry Catling
memories of a delicate diplomatic exercise with BOAC in Burma
Burma, etc. - Britannias, by Alan Douglas
recollections of the Bristol Britannia in service with BOAC
Burma -The Sound Barrier, by Tony Russell (1972)
Dealings with the civil aviation authorities in Rangoon
Burma - The Fertiliser Factory, by David McCormack (1972)
memoirs of an airline manager - going the extra mile in customer service...
Burma - Cigars, Religion and Superstition, by Peter Jones (1975)
Meeting the Burmese People
Burma - Special Adviser to the Manager, by Peter Jones (1975)
attending a funeral in Rangoon
Burmese Days, by Peter Jones (1975)
a visit to Mandalay and the temples of Pagan
India - The Morning Commuter, by Peter Fieldhouse (1970)
Getting to the office in Calcutta
Japan - The Mount Fuji Disaster, by James Wilson (1966)
a retrospective view of the management of the aftermath of a major air crash
Pakistan - Yaqoob and Musaleem, by Peter Liver (1987)
fond memories of two aged retainers
Philippines - Cutting it Fine, by David Hogg (1970)
memoir of the chaos to civil aviation caused by a typhoon in Manila
Philippines - Being British, by David Hogg (1969)
reactions to an earthquake
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - The Day my Number (almost) Came up, by Gerry Catling (1960)
memories of a BOAC Comet 4 landing on a wet runway..
Seychelles Days, by Mike McDonald (1974-1977)
An island idyll..civil aviation (and British Airways) arrive in the Seychelles
CHAPTER TWO - THE MIDDLE EAST
airport and airline reminiscences and memorabilia in the Middle East
Abu Dhabi - Snow Ploughs in the Desert, by Graham Moss (1970)
keeping VC-10 passengers cool on the ground
Abu Dhabi - Sand Trap, by David Hogg (1972)
hazards of driving in the desert
Bahrain - The Traffic Manual Expert, by David Meyrick (1962)