a bit of summer holidays from 1977 at the old RHODES Maritsa - TopicsExpress



          

a bit of summer holidays from 1977 at the old RHODES Maritsa airfield (closed now) re this airfield i do not know how it got big jets in there at all especially on night flights - mountains on all sides and only an NDB for let down and red beacons on top of the mountains! Felt distinctly uneasy looking at red lights above us in the inky black Mediterranean sky. Their presence was explained when the dawn came up and we saw the closeness of the hill on which they rested! Possibly Greeks decided that the revenue generated didnt justify wandering about in the dark close to such depending on a not-too-reliable NDB and built a new airport at Paradissi close to the seaside. photo courtesy of Kjell Nilsson airliners.net/photo/LTU---Lufttransport-Unternehmen/Lockheed-L-1011-385-1-TriStar/1627291/L/
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 12:10:42 +0000

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