Sunday 31 May 2009

FOR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ONLY

FOR SALE: HISTORICAL AVIATION BOOK

'FILTON AND THE FLYING MACHINE'(Published in 1995)
Compiled by Malcolm Hall
Wonderful historical pictorial record of the Filton site
£5.00 plus Postage

Members must be 'current'
Contact-Swingtail44@aol.com

Sunday 24 May 2009

CL44 ASSOCIATION-MEMBERSHIP

2010 WILL SEE THE FINAL RE UNION-AND THE DISOLVEMENT OF THE FORTY FOUR ASSOCIATION.
DO NOT MISS THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET UP WITH 44CREW MEMBERS FROM SUCH EVOCATIVE AIRLINES SUCH AS THE FLYING TIGER LINE, SLICK AIRWAYS, TRANSMERIDIAN AIR CARGO, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (437 YUKON SQND) TRANSGLOBE, TRADEWINDS, TRANSVALAIR, AER TURAS, CYPRUS AIRWAYS, UNITED AFRICAN AIRLINES, AFFRETAIR, CARGOLUX AND MANY OTHERS.
IF YOU WISH TO JOIN THE ASSOCIATION-GET IN TOUCH WITHOUT DELAY
swingtail44@aol.com

Friday 22 May 2009

44 Nostalgia (it ain't what it used to be)

Journey Log Book for CL44-J now sold and collected.
Ops Manual (Heavylift) Bid stands at £20
Canadair Parts Manual Bid Stands at £10
Prop Overhaul Manual Bid Stands at £10
Main Gear Overhaul Manual Bid Stands at £10

We will NOT post them-too darned heavy I'm afraid

Newsletter is in the mail-look out for some great Transvalair Photos

Wednesday 20 May 2009

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

We are almost ready to publish the newsletter-but we realise that one or two of you may not receive it! This is due solely to the fact that you may not have paid your 2009 subscription! So please, get in touch with our Treasurer and ensure that your subs ARE paid. No subs-no re union!
The aircraft journey book for the CL44-J is still under offer from one of our members-it has until this weekend to attract further bids-if not-its on its way to the lucky lad in Ireland!!!!!!
The Parts Manual/Heavylift Ops manuals are still here-a non-member has bid for them but needs to collect them asap.

Cheers all

Monday 18 May 2009

CL44-J Log Book

One member has bid for the log book (+ one non-member)

Sunday 17 May 2009

FOR SALE-MEMBERS ONLY

I have a (battered) piece of 44 nostalgia that may be of interest to members.
ONE CL44 JOURNEY LOG BOOK-AIRCRAFT No 35-CL44-J REG 5A-DGJ AND 9Q-CQS
Dated: 15/01/1980 The first entry is pre dated and is 08/9/1979 A test flt for UAA with Capt J.P. Graf, F/O Lattman and F/E Grienenberger.
Thereafter, the pages show all flts made from Tripoli and feature Capts such as Jim White, Jock Hutchinson, Colin Rhenius, J.J. Vivien, Mike Savill, Brian Williams, etc etc. F/O's include Mike Quinn, Keith Huggett, Tony DeJesus. F/E's inc Sammy Samuels, Mal Granville.Many other familiar names also appear.
If anyone IS interested in acquiring this unique reminder-Lets open the bidding at £10.00 plus postage.All bids to swingtail44@aol.com

Saturday 16 May 2009

NEWSLETTER

The contents of the forthcoming Newsletter have been listed below together with their authors:-

Nick Newell (Canada) Ref his father Fred who designed the 44's swingttail hinges.
Flt Engr Jim Townsend-ex Rhodesia
Details of our new member-Alan Clare
Flt Engr Bryan Grace (BOAC)-and the 'Posh' Britannia
Michael Zoeller-'Intraco'
F/O Ian Runnalls-Transglobe-Late Again

A major Article on Transvalair

'Swiss Co-Pilots' by Capt Phil Brown

Watch out for this film-details from Elgen Long (FTL)

Major photo Album

Should be in your mail box by the end of June everyone!

Any more articles on 44's for the next edition???????

Malcolm

Friday 8 May 2009

Summer Newsletter

Many thanks to those members who sent us material and photos for the Summer edition-we are now also working on some CL44 slides in the hope that we can produce a CD for members to buy -we'll keep you posted on that.

We seem to have 'mislaid' the following members-any ideas anyone?

Caroline Atkinson (Tradewinds) Malcolm Coates (Transglobe/Tradewinds) Richard Hart (TMAC).

Tuesday 5 May 2009

2010 re union

The 2010 Re Union IS now booked and 35 rooms at the Royal Air Force Club in Piccadilly London are reserved (20 doubles plus 15 singles). Please make a note of the date which is

SATURDAY 22ND MAY

The next edition of the Newsletter will be ready for distribution at the end of June. If you have omitted to send us your 2009 membership subscription-you won't receive it!

We have created something of a bumper issue featuring Transvalair (the Swiss Cargo Carrier)
Thanks to Markus Seiler for the photos used in that article and to Phil Brown, Mal Granville, both