On 31 Mar 02, at 20:30, Mike Gammon wrote: > There is a famous photograph of the new queen stepping out of the aircraft > that took her on her journey. So here are the questions about the aircraft: > > 1) Which airline provided it? (should be a piece of cake!) BOAC > 2) What was the country of manufacture of the aircraft? Canada > 3) What was the aircraft type? Argonaut > Bonus points: > > 4) What engine type powered the aircraft? R-R Merlin > 5) What airframe design was the aircraft based on? DC-4 > 6) What was its registration and name? Too lazy to look up! -- Niels