065. I-LIFE Vickers V785D Viscount Alitalia PSA 16AUG64
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 01-Sep-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Mar-23.
This was taken at Pisa, Italy. Note the wartime ramp, made up of Marston Matting (aka Pierced Steel Planking). I was on a British Eagle Viscount on the next stand.
I-LIFE was delivered new to LAI Linee Aeree Italiane in Mar-57, seven months later, in Oct-57, LAI were merged into Alitalia. It remained in service with Alitalia for 12 years until it was sold to Somali Airlines in Jun-69 as 6OS-AAK.
It was re-registered 6O-AAK later the same month. It was retired at Mogadishu, Somalia, in Jun-77 and later broken up.
065. I-LIFE Vickers V785D Viscount Alitalia PSA 16AUG64
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 01-Sep-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Mar-23.
This was taken at Pisa, Italy. Note the wartime ramp, made up of Marston Matting (aka Pierced Steel Planking). I was on a British Eagle Viscount on the next stand.
I-LIFE was delivered new to LAI Linee Aeree Italiane in Mar-57, seven months later, in Oct-57, LAI were merged into Alitalia. It remained in service with Alitalia for 12 years until it was sold to Somali Airlines in Jun-69 as 6OS-AAK.
It was re-registered 6O-AAK later the same month. It was retired at Mogadishu, Somalia, in Jun-77 and later broken up.