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Originally Posted by motto
On takeoff it took an age for the tail to come up and we used the full length of the runway to get airborne
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Great story well told David. Reminds me of a book I read as a kid which told of a C47 loaded (supposedly) with PAP Marston matting. Apparently someone screwed up - it was actually PSP matting!
I've tracked down the probable book - "Grand Old Lady: Story of the DC3", which I recall as being an exceptionally good read. Copies are readily available and dirt cheap:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...condition=used
Also a few copies on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1959-STOR...item4844617fc6
David, it sounds like the company you worked for disposed of their JATO bottles prematurely! Some great footage of a JATO C47 getting airborne in this old newsreel clip:
http://youtu.be/j7IeoPq2X5o