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I think I had an Airfix kit of one of those (or something similar anyway).Seems my mum did this with her family in the early 1960s. I thought she was making it up. Then I saw this photo.
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I then looked up Silver City, and it really was a thing!
Silver City Airways: The Airline That Flew A Million Cars
Taking a closer look at the airline that flew cars across the English Channel.simpleflying.com
Who knew?
My Uncle was a Bristol Freighter pilot based at Lydd for several years doing these flights. As a small kid I would spend time there in the summer holidays watching these aircraft 'consume' their load of cars and passengers.I have said on another thread that when I was a youngster My dad took us to France using the Bristol freighters. We flew from Lydd to Le Touquet and I mostly remember the way the aircraft shook as it revved up for take off. Also, my dad was usually quite frugal so I don't think it can have been that expensive, but have no idea on the actual cost.
In 1950 it was £19 for a small car and four passengers, £541 in today's money. Not too bad at all.