| TITLE | TRUSTEE FROM THE TOOLROOM | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Published: | 1960 | |
| Setting: | 1960s? | |
| Story: | The Toolmaker's sister and brother-in-law are shipwrecked and drowned in their sailboat on a small Pacific Island whilst attempting to sail around the world. He braves the journey across the world to recover the small fortune that he had concealed for them in the vessel's concrete keel. He is greatly helped by aviators and a wealthy American tycoon who admire him as the contributor to a magazine that gives practical help to model makers specialising in miniature machines. He recovers the package and gains further financial rewards before returning to his humdrum life in his London workshop. | |
| Locations: |
London Flight and vessel to the island The coral island in the South Pacific The Timber Tycoons Empire near Seattle |
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| Main Characters: |
Keith Stewart, Tool Maker Crew of DC6b Sol Hirzhorn - American Timber Tycoon |
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| Flying Episodes: | Only part of the story | |
| Aircraft: |
DC6b Unspecified helicopter Cessna DC7 |
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| Flying Characters: |
Captain Fielding, pilot Dick King, Flight engineer |
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| Aviation Location(s): |
Blackbushe - Liverpool/Speke airport Frobisher, Vancouver, Honolulu Seattle-Tacoma airport |
Incidental Airports: Cincinnati, Idlewild |
| Aviation Activities |
GCA at Liverpool Long haul DC6B flight Liverpool - Honolulu Helicopter trip to Timber Mills |
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| Additional Comments: | Detailed description, for the uninitiated, of long-haul specialist air freight operation |
