Come Fly with Me on a DC-3 - Allardyce, Joy
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The DC-3 or Douglas Skyliner as it was then called was born (or took its first test flight) on the 17th December, 1935. It was originally designed to carry 21 passengers with seats that could fold down enabling it to operate overnight services from coast to coast in the United States of America (USA). It also replaced the smaller (14 passenger) DC-2. During the 1939-1945 World War the United States (US) Aviation industry manufactured approximately 10,000 C47's (the Military designation of the DC-3). After the war new airlines sprang up around the world and Australian airlines shared in this…mehr

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The DC-3 or Douglas Skyliner as it was then called was born (or took its first test flight) on the 17th December, 1935. It was originally designed to carry 21 passengers with seats that could fold down enabling it to operate overnight services from coast to coast in the United States of America (USA). It also replaced the smaller (14 passenger) DC-2. During the 1939-1945 World War the United States (US) Aviation industry manufactured approximately 10,000 C47's (the Military designation of the DC-3). After the war new airlines sprang up around the world and Australian airlines shared in this largesse, buying fleets of DC-3's to operate passenger and freight services around the country. The DC-3 was rugged and reliable (by the standards of the day) and most importantly it was cheap to operate with an abundance of spare parts ex the Military plus pilots and engineers were also in plentiful supply. There was a common saying among airline people: "THE ONLY REPLACEMENT FOR A DC-3 IS ANOTHER DC-3" ROB FRASER - Ex TAA Captain "We flew in such a challenging era … it was tough and some girls could not cope, which was understandable. I still have great affection for those old DC-3 days." Signed Betty Clayton (Monteith) - Ex TAA Hostess
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Joy Allardyce (Shipway) became an international author at the age of 89. In 2019, she became a first-time published book author of "Come Fly With Me ... on a DC-3." Born on Armistice Day, 11th November 1930, she was named "Joy" to commemorate the end of World War I. Growing up in Maroubra, Sydney, she was a keen reader early in her childhood. She danced classical ballet, tap, Russian and Dutch for nine years. She loved swimming at Coogee Beach Rockpool. In 1945, at the young age of fifteen, Joy successfully completed the Intermediate Certificate. Joy's love of writing ignited her passion to be a news reporter, so her father approached a couple of Sydney newspaper editors who were totally against the idea because war correspondents were returning from the Second World War and needed jobs. In 1951, Joy won Queen of the Manly Mardi Gras. The prize was a flight to Hayman Island by a QANTAS flying boat, and her return flight was on a DC-3. Her fascination with this aircraft began. In 1952 Joy was accepted as an air hostess with the government owned Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA). Joy eventually became a dedicated Air Hostess crewing the intrepid TAA DC-3 aircraft in Queensland and other states during the early 1950s. She regularly meets with other ex-hosties, enjoying each other's company, sharing stories and laughs while remembering the good old flying days. There is a unique connection that exists between ex-hosties who never balk at helping and supporting each other. After her graduation, Joy was posted to Brisbane port at Eagle Farm and spent the following three years crewing mainly DC-3s, Skymaster DC-4s and Convairs across every state of Australia, including Tasmania. After studying Professional Journalism through the Adelaide Technical College, Joy wrote and published short stories, poems, and non-fictional narratives and, in the 1970s, worked for the Hedland Times, a subsidiary of The West Australian Newspaper, while residing in Mount Newman, Western Australia. At the age of 89, Joy published her first book, "Come Fly With Me ... on a DC-3." At the age of 92, Joy published her second book titled "Old Man of the North". She has written and published several short stories in regional newspapers across Australia, as well as a non-fiction and fiction book.