Yugoslavia & Greece January 1991
A trip involving myself (Poodle) & Graham Belton (Peckham) we were keen on sampling the mainline MLW's & narrow gauge Alco's in Greece, due to the high cost of direct flights to Greece we booked on the first ever "Ski" flight to Nis in Yugoslavia. This was a bit desperate due to high tensions in the Balkans at the time! Saturday 05/01/1991 73207 London Victoria - Gatwick 1330 Victoria - Gatwick YU ANK Gatwick - Nis JR2641 1555 Gatwick - Nis A VERY interesting introduction to flying! A huge thunderstorm erupted while we were taxiing out to the runway - all flights were held for 30 minutes until it moved away a little - this didn't stop our plane from suddenly dropping like a stone when it hit an air pocket while we were still climbing clear of the runway. Most of the women & kids on board were screaming & crying but me & Peckham were bellowing! Nis "airport" had never seen a commercial flight from the...