Flight 19 Goes Native - French Polynesia

[Willy]

Great flight to NTTP although it was a bit long.

Spy shot of the 'Poon enroute

According to Moses, we passed Kong Island. Not a recommended vacation spot for the family, unless you just don't like 'em...

And it seems Speedbird is tagging along in some kind of souped up DC-4

I think from here, we're going back to Kong Island....

 

[Taco]

Howdy all,

Well, I did it again, no camera! forgot about loading the darn film,. But Willy did a great job in filming the flight, so I don't really feet that bad. hehe. Here again, we left Rangiroa HTTG and flew onto Maupiti NTTP. We picked up another flyer, Rob showed up flying a four engine Douglas, me think. It sure was something that we didn't blow up an engine flying the 278 miles balls to the wall, but we all made it. Now we will be heading for Tahiti NTAA leaving from Maupiti NTTP. but first we need to add mucho amounts of oil to those hard working engines. Of course check all the spark plugs, and mags and hopping all are OK. Enough of the bull, see you all tomorrow.

 

[Willy]

All re-engined up. Found a DC-6 parked behind a hanger. I did leave him one on each side.

And while I was at it, I touched up the paint a bit.

 

[Moses03]

On the Ventura Highway again, this time to Kong Island. Our route must have been along a shipping lane.

 

[Willy]

Think I saw a different batch of ships

MSC Sinfonia

Some container ship

And BOAC and Mohawk at the airport terminal

 

[Willy]

Long flight to NTAR and flew over a frigate on the way out of NTAA.

 

[Willy]

We made it to the last stop last night. HQ had a message for us there to make haste to Venice Italy. Something about Marco Polo and China. And to bring something kind of slow.