What is common between Pilani in Rajasthan and Toulouse in France? Or between Hong Kong and London Heathrow that should be of interest to aircraft enthusiasts?
These four cities are among many around the globe where one can see some of the most advanced aircraft of their time which are not operational now or which will soon become history on display.
Pilani has a Douglas Dakota C-47, an aircraft used by Birla Industries. Ravi Menon, Executive Director, Air Works, recalls dismantling and loading the aircraft on a flatbed trailer and moving the Dakota from Mumbai to Pilani and reassembling it there. The Dakota aircraft was the mainstay of Air India’s fleet, with pilots calling it an ‘amiable cow.’
Many oldtimers do not recall why the aircraft was called an ‘amiable cow’ or ‘Gooney bird’ though they venture a guess that it could be because the aircraft lumbered along at a sedate pace. The Dakota was the mainstay of various airlines during the period after the World War. The DC 3 was the mainstay of Air India’s fleet in the immediate post-War period.
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