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1955
1955 - 1785.PDF
908 IGHT, xember 1955 ". . . inscribed in gold or colour." 'There are silk ties . .. and cuH links." "Gold Constellation dress clips." COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME . . . American Atlantic keep their heart-throbs. Ill find the sort ofpassenger that nobody has ever carried." A quick glance at his watch. Three o'clock. Pausing only to grab his bowler, rolled silk umbrella and thebriefcase containing his neglected elevenses, he dashed to the riverside air terminal. Not for him the 3.15 coach, with itsendless 40-minute crawl to the airport. He always used the heli- copter. He knew the form. With any luck he'd be able to catchthe four o'clock chopper, which would deliver him to the airport by 4.20. Meanwhile, he could wait for the announcement that thehelicopter was unserviceable and that he would have to go by coach. No such message came and, at 5.15, Bull found himself climbingout of the helicopter at the airport, as fresh as if he'd just had a vibro-massage (which, in a way, he had). He made straight forthe little room where B.I.A.C. pilots whiled away their off-duty months. This was the place he felt at home, because, unlike thechairman, these immaculate young men. . . . In uniforms from Gieves, of course. All the . . . (prompter: "Not yet, you fool"). . . . these immaculate young men knew the true value of Bull. Some months earlier, in a rash moment, he had joined the flying club run by the Corporation. After only 189 hours' dual and two prangs he had earned his wings and, although he didn't quite understand it, he felt proud of the instructor's remark that they weren't half as big as the wings he something well deserved. Folks, Basil B. Bull may not be the world's best pilot; but he does wear the world's best flying suit. Like his helmet, goggles, gloves and flying boots, it came from D. Lewis Limited. Why not join the other happy husbands whose wives are giving them the boot this Christmas—handsome leather flying boots, lined throughout with soft luxurious sheepskin. Only £5 9s 6d a pair from D. Lewis Limited, 124 Great Portland Street, London, W.I. As expected, Bull had no difficulty in persuading a B.I.A.C. crew to help put the Corporation back on the map, even though it meant swopping the luxurious flight-deck of a Stratobooser for the rugged cockpit of a Cargoplane. Did somebody say "back on the map?" Here's one map you can back, safely at any time—the Foldex road map. The beauty of these productions is that they have a patented method of indexed folding which lets you open them at the bit you want without unfolding the whole affair (or, worse, having to fold it up again). Foldex maps, in various scales, cover the whole of the British Isles and the Continent, and even throw light on several parts of darkest Africa. Prices are modest: Foldex, Ltd., 45 Mitchell Street, London, E.C.I, can quote them for you—either for single maps or for quantities bearing your own publicity matter. Soon the Cargoplane was on its way, droning hour after hour through the night on the 35-mile route to Dunstable. There, in a lorry marked "Whipsnade," waited their passenger—the first giraffe to travel by air. The very neck that had enabled giraffes to look dow.i from time immemorial on most of the animal kingdom had kept them grounded while lions, monkeys, snakes, rhinos and even elephants flew. Now, thanks to Basil B. Bull's brainwave, all that was to be changed. He had realized that if he left open the hatchway leading from the Cargoplane's big cabin to the high-set flight deck, the giraffe could stand in the cabin, with its head poked through the hatch between the co-pilot and navigator. The neck was no longer a problem. Do you have a neck problem every Christmas? Does your favourite Aunt send you the sort of tie that looks best in the dark? Then make sure she buys her gifts at Gieves this year. There are silk ties from 24s 6d, Foulard from 18s 6d, and the world-famous Gieves Service ties from only 15s each. Don't forget that the best-dressed men go to Gieves not only for uniforms and suits, but for cuff-links, wallets, brief cases, shooting sticks and the sort of slippers that keep husbands at home by the fireside. Remember, too, that Gieves have a ladies' shop, stocking everything from perfumes to panties. Write today to Gieves, Ltd., 27 Old Bond Street, London, W.I, for a fully illustrated catalogue, full of suggestions that will solve your Christmas shopping problems. Basil B. Bull's problems were nearly over when the Cargoplanetouched down at London Airport. The secret had leaked out according to plan and he could hear the cheers of thousands ofpeople above the noise of the Cargoplane's one good engine. Even the chairman was there to greet him. Only one person was-unhappy—the air traffic controller who swore he saw a giraffe looking at him from the flight deck of a Cargoplane as it passedhis office, and promptly swore off hard liquor. This was a pity, because, although he doesn't know it, this lucky A.T.C. is going to get a set of Decoramics glasses, inscribed with his name, for Chrisimas. If you want to give something really novel, personal and useful, why not give the same? A wide variety of glasses and ashtrays is available, each indelibly inscribed in gold or colour with signatures, mottoes, advertising slogans or badges to your own require- ments. Cost is as little as 6s for a glass or 3s to 5s for ashtrays. Full details from Decoramics, Ltd., 11B Liverpool Terrace, Worthing. In the packed Airport lounge, Bull was far from unhappy.Countless pressmen had photographed the giraffe as it walked down the red carpet from the Cargoplane and he knew its picturewould be on the front page of all tomorrow's newspapers. People would be proud to fly B.I.A.C.—the only airline that had carrieda giraffe. Even as he pictured the queues fighting to get into the bookingcentre, like opening day at the spring sales, the telephone rang. Could it be. . . ? Already? Trembling with excitement, he lifted the receiver. "Is that Bull? It is? Good. You know who I am. Themissis is fed up with those zebra-covered seats in the car, wants something new. Could you fly over a couple of giraffes rightaway?" And this is your announcer, P. de Mat ante, signing off. He's going home to regain his sanity by a quiet browse through "Flight Fly-Past," that wonderful portfolio of 12in x Win reproductions of "Flight" air-to-air photographs. An ideal gift at 7s 6d (by post 8s 4d) from Iliffe and Sons, Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street, London, SJi.l. ' •-." ••-."•.•'•". . . that wonderful portfolio ..."
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