De Havilland Rapide at St.Just airfield
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De Havilland Rapide at St.Just airfield

A nostalgic picture of a De Havilland Rapide aircraft at St.Just/Land's End airfield ready for service to Scilly.Of the four gentlemen in front,I do not know the one on the left but the others,from left, are Tommy Hall,Jim Walls and Sim Withers.Jim and Sim were aircraft fitters and went on to retrain to maintain the helicopters at the Heliport. All sadly gone.
I have some similar photos taken on a Gulval Sunday School trip to the airport in 1957. Unfortunately the personnel are different but the planes look the same.
 
POSSIBLY G-AHKU (cn 6810) BEA's "Islander" class "RMA Cecil John Rhodes" at St Just whilst operating the schedule to the Scilly Islands. Ordered for RAF as NR722. Flown by BEA from 06.46 until sale in 05.64.
 
Mr.Tommy Hall did indeed live at Long Rock. I think he was a Manager,maybe of the fitters rather than the airport/heliport .
 

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