On the last day of my school summer holidays in 1960 my dad took me on a trip to Edinburgh Zoo. That was exciting enough for a wee lad but, what I didn't know was that I would be taking my first ever flight on a return trip from Glasgow (Renfrew) to Edinburgh (Turnhouse.) We flew on BEA DC-3s for a fare of 10/- (10 shillings, or 50 pence nowadays.) The highlight of the day was a visit to the flight deck during the return trip - something that wouldn't happen nowadays.
