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0T International, 19 December 1963 As you may have heard, the following - been appointed members of the BO AC mi: a merchant banker; a director of a renting company and of others, including ^FI; a member of the Post Office orkers' Union; a dam-builder; and a ^r of plastics, playing cards, domestic ilers, banknotes and other things. It would, of course, be absurd to expect at the Minister of Aviation, Mr Julian jiery, will allow BOAC to have a man- jug director with experience of air insport management. In the certain owledge that he would not be so mis- ided, I offer the following possible udidates for the job:— r N. Languish, 69, director-general, noleum Processing (Potters Bar) Ltd. i Alexander Cardboard, 65, former puty secretary, Ministry of Football. r J. Ruthless, 63, chairman, Haddock [vestments Ltd. ipt William Triplane, 64, who is actually FORMER PILOT! 993 'I've heard of artificial aids to stability, but this is ridiculous" ..w.i-yirth "his" Boing 7o7 on the airport of nai.. i u, airoplane with fuel injector, which was on the way fromM^ to •••• and has 54 passengers on hoard, must land at MWB to let get out one ot the guests, ^^••••••^••••M • ••MBMw^HM^IM Out in thi^k pea the aeroplont strtped a raaar-mast in the airport ••••••I so -ha1 the Boing was strongly damaged. But it was__the merit ol.'' -from a foreign picture-agency caption A CHRISTMAS MASQUE PROTECT; .TOURCAR; ctdamrf theft j: Locks may be picked or \ • jimmied. Cars may be • stolen in spite of the iole t mem NO THIEF EVER ATTEMPTED TO J STEAL A CAR WITH A MAN AT THE WHEEL vOLL RUBBER DRIVER • '• '0 lifelike and terrirylnr. that nobody a fool away • ""tell II lin'l a real. 11»« man. ; *"« nol In use. this marvellous device la simply , "Wed and put under the aeat. Easily Inflated ; »"« your band, or automatic pump. Price, 115. Order through your dealer or direct from BOSCO. Inc. Akron, Ohio Mo's going to tell the passengers?" SCENE: The Blue Riband Room of the British Imperial Air Power Club, London Wl. Dramatis Personae: The Rt Hon Mr J. Blamery, Minister of Planes Sir Charles Boost, fount of all British aviation prestige Miss Daphne Dormouse, 36-24-36 Sir John Blackout-Jones, chairman, Scruggs Aircraft Ltd Various other Ministers of Planes Sir Charles Boost: Ah Minister, how nice of you to come. You are a good chap and a genius. Haven't you been sacked yet? Mr J. Blamery: The matter is constantly under review, my dear Boostie. Sir John Blackout-Jones: Why aren't these blasted Europeans and Australians buying the Concorde, eh Minister? Miss Daphne Dormouse: OhBlackie, what a beastly question. Mr J. Blamery: Do you want the true facts? Sir John Blackout-Jones: The Minister is going to give us the truth—Daphne, get me and Sir Charles another drink quickly. Sir Charles Boost: To blazes with the truth, I tell you—the fact is that Britain leads the world, we are the leaders, do you hear ? Ah, thank you. Miss Daphne Dormouse: And the French too—you mustn't forget all those heavenly Frenchmen. Sir Charles Boost: Thank you for reminding me, my dear lady. I believe they are sub contracting some bits of the Concorde to us, eh? Miss Daphne Dormouse: My friends call me Mousy. Sir Charles Boost: Have another drink Mousy. Now look here Minister . . . blast, he's gone! Sir John Blackout-Jones: Yes, may I intro duce his successor, the Rt Hon Mr Henry Gontomorrow, MP? Sir Charles Boost: Oh—how do you do? We were just explaining to your predecessor about aviation and all that sort of thing. Mr H. Gontomorrow: Aviation? Yes, of course, how silly of me! I'm the new Minister aren't I ? Do tell me all about it. Sir Charles Boost: Mousy, get me another drink. Sir John Blackout-Jones: Get me one too, a large one. Sir Charles Boost: Well now look here Heartoday or whatever your name is, what we need in British aviation is more con tinuity of policy, more professionals and fewer transistorized—I mean transitory— politicians. I've been in this business for a thousand years and what we need, I tell you, is—curses, the blasted fellow's gone! Come, Mousy, let us emigrate together. ROGER BACON
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