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AUTHOR’S NOTE

To avoid embarrassment to others I have generally used first names or nicknames, and some names have been changed completely. I have given measurements and altitudes in both feet and metres, and aircraft speeds have been presented in both knots (nautical miles per hour) and kilometres per hour (km/hr). I have presented distances in nautical miles (nm) and kilometres.

I have generally avoided making references through the narrative to later events, so that the reader can ride with me to experience the surprises and uncertainties of a journey in aviation. After forty-four years of flight my recall of some facts and events may have gone a little astray, however, I have done my utmost to make this story as accurate as possible.

I have not included photographs or illustrations; imagery that will do justice to the aircraft described in this book can be found on the internet. I have endeavoured to use just words to paint pictures of the aircraft, and the skies in which they flew.