Monday, 14 April 2025

 Tomato Airlift
Pic - Roger Sweet

N921NA Lockheed L382B Hercules. Interior Airways.
Due to a dock strike in August 1972 an airlift was called for to transport the islands tomato crop to the UK, This aircraft was used along with Argosy's operated by Saggitair & Aer Turas. Another airlift occured in July 1984 using Sfair & Air Botswana Hercules.
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