By kind permission of the family of
Jack Langley
We have dedicated the Innsbruck page to his memory.
Capt Jack Langley was a senior Captain flying with Eagle from July 1953 until November 1968. His first flight with Eagle was a Dakota G-AMVA . Over the years he flew Dakotas, Vickers Vikings, Douglas DC6s, Vickers Viscounts, Bristol Britannias and Boeing 707s. Full copies of his logbooks are in the archives. Our thanks to his family for allowing us to copy them
On the 23rd of May 1955 he flew the route proving flight into Innsbruck, flying a Dakota G-AMYB flight No. 848.
The route of the full flight was Blackbushe-Luxembourg-Innsbruck and return. Flying many times into Innsbruck he became well known and made many friends there.
Jack was a well-liked crewmember and like many others flew to many destinations
for the Eagle Group of Companies.
Other companies that he flew for were:-
Smiths Prompt Services, British Aviation Services
Starways Ltd. Hunting Air Travel
Britannia Airways
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