Tripoli landing

Oakhaven, Zambia, Tripoli, Ndola, There was a family emergency at home and Elice managed to get seats for herself and the children. The flight was supposed to get off in the morning from Ndola but on the way out it had been loaded with aircraft spares for the RAF, who were in Zambia after UDI in Rhodesia. To get the spares on the seats had been pushed to the back and had to be put back after the spares were off-loaded. I waited with them but there was word that the were boarding and I went off. The word was a rumour and it was late evening by the time they took off. The charter landed at Nairobi, then made for Tripoli. By the time they got there, the toilets were full and the passengers rushed off into the humid heat to relieve themselves to find the tripoli toilets dirty, smelly and blocked and they all decided to wait until they were back on the plane. Thirty minutes after they took off again, the toilets were full until they got to London in a snow storm. Luckily Elice had taken warm clothes. Some others had thin blouses and skirts and Elice gave out some of what she had. The snow had affected flights and the charter bookings were delayed. Elice, always one for action, booked a sleeper and left the airport.

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