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    :encouragement: Howdy all! Yesterday was the...

    :encouragement: Howdy all!

    Yesterday was the last cargo flight into Somalia, thank goodness! The flight between Erigavo to Candala was uneventful with the exception of the weather, rather the...
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    :banghead: Hi folks, No pictures! Some dirty...

    :banghead: Hi folks,

    No pictures! Some dirty bugger decided they needed the camera more than Dudley and I. I sure hope they have a heck of a time to find film. hehe. With any kind of luck we...
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    :wiggle: Hey There! We have just been bouncing...

    :wiggle: Hey There! We have just been bouncing along over the eastern part of Africa. Yesterday we left Dire Daua, Sudan and end up in Berbera, Somalia. I sure thought we made a wrong turn along...
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    Oops, forgot we will be down until Friday, you...

    Oops, forgot we will be down until Friday, you all have a nice holiday.

    Flight 19
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    :birthday: Me Uncle Sam! Hi there! We...

    :birthday: Me Uncle Sam!

    Hi there!

    We being of flight 19 prepared and finally got clearance to depart Mendi, and blast off to Gonder. Now if you have told me, before we ended up in Ethiopia,...
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    :biggrin-new:Well Howdy! Flight 19 was...

    :biggrin-new:Well Howdy!

    Flight 19 was preparing for our flight to Mendi, Ethiopia, and it started raining cats and dogs here at Renk, Sudan. Now the problem, Mendi has a dirt runway around 4000...
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    :wiggle:Hello! All. Flight 19 finally got to...

    :wiggle:Hello! All.

    Flight 19 finally got to take off, after a long wait in order to get our travel papers in order, and believe me these folks work on a time frame that is hard to believe, hehe,...
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    :wavey:Hi Folks, Well hehe, back for some R/L...

    :wavey:Hi Folks,

    Well hehe, back for some R/L issues, and hoping this was it for some time to come. Now with the story, Right or wrong I believe Flight 19 will be heading from El Nagud to Renk,...
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    :wavey:Howdy, The flight from HSFS to HSNH was...

    :wavey:Howdy, The flight from HSFS to HSNH was kind of uneventful with the exception of the airport at El Nahud, HSNH. It is short around 3600 feet and made up of gravel, so this is going to be...
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    :untroubled: hiya! Hey! The mighty Flight 19...

    :untroubled: hiya!

    Hey! The mighty Flight 19 took off from Geneina (HSGN) and onwards towards EL Fashir, (HSFS) the El is sometimes mentioned as AL, all in the country of Sudan, Old Dudley said we...
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    :banghead: Hi! Had a big Oops last night so...

    :banghead: Hi!

    Had a big Oops last night so the flight was cancelled until Monday. Gee! I was loaded and ready to go when we had an electric spike and bingo lost the whole Mary Ann. Then spent...
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    :untroubled: Hello all, Our flight from Mongo,...

    :untroubled: Hello all,

    Our flight from Mongo, Chad to Geneina, in the Sudan was, for a change, was uneventful compared to some of the pervious flight. Most of the conversations were about the...
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    :wavey:Surprise! here again! Gosh, flying the...

    :wavey:Surprise! here again!

    Gosh, flying the DC-6A sure was a pleasure compared to the C-119, but both Dudley and myself miss the old bird. We had some information from other pilots that had...
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    :pop4: Well friends, It finally happened! We...

    :pop4: Well friends, It finally happened!


    We thought we had our problem corrected, but alas, as we neared N'djamena, Chad It happened, our number 2 4360 engine gave up the ghost! What ever...
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    :devilish: Hi There! After an all night affair...

    :devilish: Hi There!

    After an all night affair we finally got the C-119 #2 engine just perking right along like it should run. Soon as it is light we will try to take off DNYO Jos, Nigeria, we...
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    :listening_headphoneHowdy Folks :running:Rob,...

    :listening_headphoneHowdy Folks

    :running:Rob, end up flying the Super Dc-3, and I stuck with the C-119, And we pointed our nose from Gaya, Niger to Gusau, which I believe is in Nigeria. Hehe, I...
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    :dizzy: Our wait is over, hehe the word just came...

    :dizzy: Our wait is over, hehe the word just came down over the Jungle telegraph, We will be heading to Gaya, Niger with a cargo that is unknown as usual. Hey, there were some mean looking baboons...
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    :very_drunk: Whoa! Hey there! Hehe, we made...

    :very_drunk: Whoa! Hey there!

    Hehe, we made it to Gada N'Gouvma. You know, I think we are hauling some stuff that might be a little on the shady side. No kidding! Here we have passed many an...
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    :encouragement:Howdy, Just an little update for...

    :encouragement:Howdy, Just an little update for Monday. Flight 19, with any kind of luck, will be leaving Safane, Burkina Faso heading to Fada N'Gouvma. DFEF still flying around in Burkina Faso. ...
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    Hey I am back!:biggrin-new: I have a question...

    Hey I am back!:biggrin-new:

    I have a question for you all, ever try to find an 4360 engine in the sand box! Well it took a number of days to get one and believe me it cost a fair buck. We did a...
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    :wavey:Hi All! Well here we are at GOGK KOLD,...

    :wavey:Hi All!

    Well here we are at GOGK KOLD, I think. hehe. Special people will be doing the unload and loading us for the next stop. Gosh, we can't help now that really hurts my feeling. of...
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    Gosh, we made it over to Dakar and went thru heck...

    Gosh, we made it over to Dakar and went thru heck beginning with pot lots of tea, The Trader won't talk business without having bunches of tea. Finally got down to business in bargaining for a fair...
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