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British Caledonia Welfare Flights 1 Year, 9 Months ago  
photo 1334 in B-Cal flight /cabin
Sgt Collier Greets the first Family to use the British Caledonia Welfare Flights to Dusseldorf 1974
Does anyone know anything about the flights ?
 
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Re:British Caledonia Welfare Flights 1 Year, 9 Months ago  
In 77. B-Cal did welfare flights from Gutersloh to Gatwick when I was stationed there. when exercise lionheart took place in 84 they were one of the airlines used to bring the troops in. At the end B-Cal donated a stewardesses kilt in each of the tartans they used, if I remember righly it was 12 tartans, i wonder where they went when gutersloh was handed over to the army? and BA donated 2 ties!
 
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Re:British Caledonia Welfare Flights 1 Year, 8 Months ago  
My recolections are:
The flights were known as PSI (President Service Institute)Charter Flights. They operated LGW-GUT-MAN-GUT-LGW.
I once travelled on one ,as a BCAL Security Officer, to check that the passengers were being correctly searched before boarding at RAF Gutersloh. Whilst at RAF Guersloh I met several RAF members who I had previously served with in the Royal Air Force Police.
 
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