Thread: Victoria Line - always DOO?
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Old April 2nd 09, 08:15 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Victoria Line - always DOO?
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On Apr 2, 7:41 pm, "Michael R N Dolbear" wrote:

Some 1940-1946 airliners, eg DC-3s Dakotas C-47s remain in constant
daily use even if this is sightseeing.

Not in the UK any more.

They were stopped last year. I'm not sure the precise reason but AIUI
it was a CAA directive or similar.

A European Safety directive I believe, which required the fitting of
safety slides (even though the passenger door is only 4ft above the
ground) and oxygen masks (even though it is an unpressurised airliner
and never flies high enough to require oxygen)!

Air Atlantique, the sole UK DC3/C47 operator made a large number of
farewell flights to mark this.

Photos at Teesside airport at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmdoubl...7605607576715/

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