Thank you for all your reminiscences. I always thought French trucks ugly as a kid (born 1948) but now realise that they were actually way ahead of ours in many ways. Why do we Brits (then and now) seem to stifle any entrepreneurial spirit?
I’ve enjoyed Davidoff’s excursion into Aeroplanes. I also said ‘Connie’ when I saw the front - then went ‘aaw’. At the tail. Didn’t know they’d made any like that. Hope your Dad loves his flight - very special.
In ‘The Godfather’, the consigliere flies to California on one with the triple tail, IIRC. Worth watching the film just for that!
If I thought French trucks were ugly, surely the Caravelle was the prettiest aircraft of its day. What a gorgeous looking aeroplane!
John.