Cruise Journal, flights with the Do 27

After having received several e-mails concerning the subject cruise-reports, I will take the chance to publish reports and experiences of Do 27 flight crew about their trips. Anybody may feel free to send reports, I will publish them here, preferably Word documents or pdf-files. To start with, we inform you about the ferry-flight of Do 27-A4, D-EFDP conducted by Mike Morr, Rupert St. Aubyn and Peter Annear who left Siegerland/Germany on 18th of May 2005 for Johannesburg/South Africa.

18th of May 2005 Siegerland-Leutkirch, intermediate stop due to adverse weather
19th of May .2005 Leutkirch/Germany-Kaufbeuren/Germany-Split/Kroatia
20th of May 2005 Split/Kroatia-Heraklion/Kreta (nonstop)
21st of May 2005 Heraklion/Kreta-Luxor/Egypt (nonstop) (Tailwheel blown tyre)
22nd of May 2005 Luxor-Khartoum/Sudan (nonstop)
23rd of May 2005 Khartoum-Lockichokio/Kenya (nonstop). Flight delayed to 24th because of Sandstorm and adverse weather at Khartoum.
24th of May 2005 D-EFDP departed Khartoum in dusk for Lockichokio/Kenya, Arrival after 07:40 hrs flighttime !!
25th of May 2005 Flight Lockichoggio-Nairobi/Wilson Airport

Report about the trip EDGS-HKNW in GERMAN (English version soon) only for the time beeing download as

10.06.2005 Departure Nairobi - Kilimanjoro/Tanzania (HTKJ)
11.06.2005 Kilimanjaro-Dodoma/Tanzania-Kasama/Zambia (FLKS)
12.06.2005 Kasama/Zambia-Lusaka/Zambia-Livingstone (FLLI)
13.06.2005 Livingstone/Zambia-Francistown/Botswana (FBFT)
14.06.2005 Francistown/Botswana-Lanseria/SA (FALA)
Fotos right were taken after arrival in South Africa. Formation togehter with Tracy Robbs Do 27-A4, c/n 522, ZS-LLU. Copyright SAFlyer

 

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2. Mit der Do 27 nach Brasilien (German only)
3. 2500 Flugstunden mit der Do 27 (German only)
4. 25 Jahre Do 27 (German only)
5. Mit der Do 27 rund um Afrika (German only)