Re: Lancastrians, Andes

In article <1158233525.677992.297070@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
guy <guyswettenham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Not military so a bit OT...
Given that the Lancastrian was unpressurised how where the passengers
suppled with oxygen when crossing the Andes?

Bottle and mask, IIRC. Not uncommon in those days. Same was done
for cross-Indian-Ocean flights where they had to climb above
the monsoons (probably better than trying to fly through them).

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