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of cargo were carried. However, these record-breaking traffic statistics did not alter the fact that the airline's air ferry operation was no longer economically viable. With the advent of new, high-capacity roll-on/roll-off ferries competition intensified. Established aircraft manufacturers were not
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in mid-1954, Silver City initially split its operations between the new airport and Lympne. For a short while, Le
Touquet flights operated from the former while Calais and Ostend services continued to use the latter. The last of 33,000 Silver City flights, which had carried a total of 54,000 cars and
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Touquet. Both of the former commenced in spring 1952, while the latter was inaugurated the following year. As a result, the number of vehicles carried doubled from 5,000 to 10,000 between 1950 and 1952 and quadrupled to 40,000 by the end of the following year. The latter was the consequence of
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over a period of nine days. The airline's
Bristol Freighter fleet soon expanded to four aircraft. The Freighter would play a major role in the company's development over the coming years. Powell realised that the Bristol Freighter could be adapted to fly car owners with their vehicles from Britain to
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Despite the poor financial performance, 1962 turned out to be the busiest year in Silver City's 16-year history. During that year, the airline and its French partner CAT carried 96,272 vehicles and 238,748 passengers on 43,064 flights, representing increases of 10%, 6% and 12% compared with 1961. In
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airport. That year, also marked the conclusion of Silver City's first decade of air ferry operations during which the airline operated more than 100,000 flights carrying over 200,000 vehicles and ¾ of a million passengers, with peak-day frequency exceeding 200. In 1959, Silver City took over sister
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Touquet Airport from the nearby main line to reduce the travelling time between the airport and Paris by cutting out the coach/rail change at Étaples. In return, Silver City transferred three of its Superfreighters to CAT along with the traffic rights to operate the
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Channel crossings, carrying 90,000 vehicles and 220,000 passengers. During that year, it also moved 135,000 tons of freight across its network. This represented an increase of 35% over the previous year.
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as Silver City's and SCAL's official representative in France. These steps were necessary to secure French approval to turn the seasonal charter flights Silver City had operated on this route into a full-fledged scheduled operation.
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coast, with good road connections from and to London and Paris respectively. The new service, which initially operated on a seasonal charter basis, became a year-round scheduled operation in 1949. In the beginning, there was a flat
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Superfreighters joined a fleet of nine standard Mark 21 Freighters. Other freight charter work at this time included flights to the Suez Canal Zone supporting the UK military forces then stationed there.
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in the absence of a corresponding reduction in costs. The Hermes fleet had continued in operation serving several UK airports, mainly on inclusive tour flights, with the last example being retired from service in late 1962.
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Airlift with a single Bristol Freighter in September 1948. Owing to heavy demand for additional civilian airlift capacity, the airline leased a further two Freighters from the
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and the Isle of Man were transferred to Silver City's new
Northern Division to streamline BAS's fragmented airline operations. It was hoped that these measures would improve BAS's financial performance.
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Over the coming years, Silver City pursued a policy of continuous fare reductions to fill the additional capacity on its growing air ferry network. This included new car ferry services between
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The same year, the Zinc Corporation sold its shareholding in Silver City to BAS, making the latter the airline's sole owner. Silver City subsequently became BAS's biggest operating division.
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and, together with the service's earlier extension permitting the carriage of cycles and motor cycles, helped establish the airline's ferry services as a serious competitor to the railways.
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Also in 1947, Silver City leased its first Bristol Freighter from the manufacturer to replace one of the four Dakotas that had originally been allocated to the repatriation airlift in the
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To encourage further traffic growth on its Lympne — Le Touquet cross-Channel car ferry service, Silver City reduced fares with effect from 19 September 1950: the rate for cars up to 14
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for the Libyan oil industry support flight contract that year, Silver City's losses became unsustainable. This necessitated the sale of three Superfreighters to CAT for £192,300.
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route. A total of 127 round trips carried 4,000,000 pounds (1,800 t) of freight with up to three round trips being made in a day, each leg taking 52 minutes' flight time.
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had become one of Britain's three busiest airports. It recorded more aircraft movements during the peak summer months than any other airport in the UK, and only Heathrow and
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linking Le Touquet Airport with the nearby main railway line to reduce surface travelling time from/to Paris. Unsustainable losses as a result of the loss of the
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holding company and air transport operator, became one of Silver City's shareholders, initially taking a 10% stake. Air Cdre Griffith James Powell was the first
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when bad weather at the destination forced it to return to Berlin. Although the accident damaged the aircraft beyond repair, both pilots survived.
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at Lympne became increasingly inadequate. The search for a suitable location to site a new, purpose-built airport began in 1953. Interim moves to
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cattle charters led to a decision to put the aircraft up for sale in October and to close down the airline the following month, with the
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that operated mainly in Europe between 1946 and 1962. Unlike many airlines at the time, it was independent of
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company involved mainly in mining and mineral processing. The name "Silver City" originated as a nickname of
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wing and cartwheeled due to a malfunctioning automatic pitch coarsening unit of the starboard propeller.
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2969:Survivors relive Winter Hill crash horror
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2238:— The Company: The Superfreighter Arrives
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3133:(1st ed.). Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife.
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1969:Air Holdings' lack of success with its
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2881:Golden Gatwick — 50 Years of Aviation
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2718:— The Company: Silver City Looks East
2484:News Report — Government blocks plans
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2432:A Bigger British United
2413:A Bigger British United
2078:, Hersham, January 2010
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1384:Douglas C-54B Skymaster
802:Southampton (Eastleigh)
3474:Isles of Scilly Skybus
3469:Hebridean Air Services
3454:Centreline Air Charter
2143:Another air-sea merger
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1324:Airspeed AS65 Consul
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1578:
1577:
1574:
1568:
1567:
1564:
1558:
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1536:
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1495:
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1491:
1485:
1484:
1481:
1475:
1474:
1471:
1469:Douglas Dakota
1465:
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1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1316:
1313:
1229:
1226:
1189:inclusive tour
1144:Dragon Airways
1092:from bases at
1072:Aquila Airways
995:parent company
968:Douglas Dakota
957:London Airport
894:Super Wayfarer
890:Superfreighter
864:Breguet Br.763
795:United Kingdom
764:
761:
658:'s expansion.
544:mining company
527:
524:
522:
519:
425:United Kingdom
391:Berlin Airlift
383:Lympne Airport
312:parent company
304:United Kingdom
255:A Silver City
247:
246:
240:Eoin C. Mekie,
233:
229:
228:
226:Central London
223:
219:
218:
210:
206:
205:
196:Douglas Dakota
169:
165:
164:
150:London Gatwick
122:Jersey Airport
98:Lympne Airport
87:
83:
82:
69:
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3536:
3530:
3527:
3525:
3522:
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3517:
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3510:
3500:
3499:Titan Airways
3497:
3495:
3492:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3467:
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3457:
3455:
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3430:
3429:Aer Lingus UK
3427:
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3178:
3176:0-9534503-1-7
3172:
3168:
3163:
3159:
3153:
3149:
3144:
3143:
3136:
3132:
3127:
3123:
3121:0-297-77746-7
3117:
3113:
3108:
3106:
3105:0-85130-054-5
3102:
3098:
3095:
3093:
3092:0-370-10006-9
3089:
3085:
3082:
3078:
3076:0-902420-07-0
3072:
3067:
3066:
3059:
3058:
3045:
3039:
3033:
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3028:
3022:
3016:
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3008:
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2279:
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2269:
2262:
2260:
2254:
2252:
2250:
2248:
2246:
2239:
2237:
2231:
2229:
2221:
2216:
2214:
2207:
2205:
2199:
2197:
2195:
2193:
2191:
2189:
2182:
2180:
2174:
2172:
2170:
2162:
2157:
2155:
2153:
2146:
2144:
2137:
2135:
2133:
2126:
2124:
2118:
2116:
2114:
2112:
2110:
2108:
2101:
2099:
2093:
2091:
2089:
2087:
2085:
2077:
2073:
2068:
2066:
2064:
2062:
2060:
2058:
2056:
2054:
2049:
2043:
2042:
2033:
2024:
2020:
2014:
2013:
2005:
2002:
2001:
1992:
1989:
1985:
1984:
1978:
1976:
1972:
1967:
1965:
1961:
1957:
1953:
1949:
1944:
1942:
1932:
1930:
1926:
1922:
1919:
1915:
1910:
1908:
1904:
1899:
1897:
1893:
1889:
1884:
1882:
1881:first officer
1878:
1874:
1869:
1867:
1863:
1859:
1855:
1851:
1847:
1842:
1829:
1826:
1825:
1821:
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1816:
1815:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1805:
1801:
1799:
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1795:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1785:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1775:
1771:
1768:
1764:
1759:
1758:31 aircraft.
1754:Fleet in 1962
1746:
1743:
1742:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1732:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1722:
1718:
1716:
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1712:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1702:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1692:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1682:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1672:
1668:
1665:
1661:
1656:
1655:38 aircraft.
1651:Fleet in 1958
1643:
1640:
1639:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1629:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1619:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1609:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1599:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1589:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1579:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1569:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1559:
1555:
1552:
1548:
1543:
1542:23 aircraft.
1538:Fleet in 1954
1530:
1527:
1526:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1516:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1496:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1486:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1476:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1446:
1442:
1439:
1435:
1430:
1425:Fleet in 1950
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1320:
1315:Fleet details
1312:
1310:
1305:
1302:
1298:
1293:
1287:
1285:
1281:
1277:
1273:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1259:
1254:
1252:
1248:
1243:
1239:
1234:
1225:
1223:
1219:
1214:
1212:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1178:
1173:
1171:
1170:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1153:
1152:Manx Airlines
1149:
1145:
1141:
1137:
1136:Isle of Wight
1128:
1124:
1120:
1118:
1114:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1099:
1095:
1091:
1087:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1036:
1031:
1029:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1010:
1005:
1003:
998:
996:
991:
989:
984:
979:
973:
969:
964:
960:
958:
954:
950:
947:
943:
939:
935:
931:
927:
926:control tower
923:
919:
918:Kentish coast
915:
911:
907:
903:
898:
895:
891:
887:
882:
880:
876:
872:
871:
865:
858:
854:
850:
845:
841:
839:
835:
831:
826:
823:
819:
815:
811:
807:
803:
798:
796:
792:
787:
785:
781:
777:
773:
768:
760:
757:
756:
751:
747:
743:
738:
736:
732:
726:
723:
721:
717:
712:
708:
704:
700:
696:
692:
687:
685:
681:
677:
673:
668:
664:
659:
657:
653:
648:
646:
642:
638:
633:
631:
627:
623:
618:
616:
612:
608:
604:
599:
597:
592:
590:
586:
583:
579:
574:
572:
568:
567:air transport
564:
560:
556:
551:
549:
545:
541:
537:
533:
518:
516:
512:
508:
505:
501:
497:
491:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
468:
464:
460:
456:
452:
448:
444:
443:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
415:
411:
407:
403:
398:
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388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
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356:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
327:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
294:
290:
285:
278:
274:
269:
262:
258:
253:
244:
237:
234:
230:
227:
224:
220:
215:
211:
207:
204:(as of 1962))
202:
197:
191:
185:
179:
174:
170:
166:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
88:
84:
80:
75:
70:
66:
62:
58:
50:
47:
44:
43:
40:
35:
30:
26:
22:
16:
3539:
3489:RVL Aviation
3459:Directflight
3444:Blue Islands
3371:BA EuroFlyer
3366:BA CityFlyer
3256:
3241:
3225:
3210:
3185:
3166:
3141:
3130:
3111:
3096:
3083:
3064:
3038:
3030:
3026:
3021:
3012:
2991:
2968:
2935:
2924:
2916:
2892:
2888:
2880:
2876:
2867:
2862:
2853:
2834:
2829:
2820:
2816:
2811:
2802:
2797:
2786:
2775:
2766:
2760:
2749:
2738:
2729:
2724:
2715:
2710:
2702:
2698:
2689:
2684:
2676:
2672:
2664:
2659:
2648:
2640:
2624:
2603:
2587:
2572:
2553:
2538:
2521:
2506:
2483:
2466:
2431:
2412:
2394:
2376:
2356:
2324:
2308:
2293:
2277:
2258:
2235:
2219:
2203:
2178:
2160:
2142:
2122:
2097:
2071:
2032:
2023:
1974:
1968:
1945:
1940:
1938:
1935:Resurrection
1921:crash-landed
1911:
1900:
1885:
1870:
1843:
1840:
1808:Douglas DC-3
1762:
1757:
1659:
1654:
1546:
1541:
1433:
1428:
1318:
1306:
1288:
1269:
1262:flag carrier
1255:
1246:
1235:
1231:
1221:
1218:Silver Arrow
1217:
1215:
1208:
1204:Air Holdings
1191:charters to
1185:Silver Arrow
1184:
1174:
1169:Lady Be Good
1167:
1165:
1151:
1147:
1143:
1132:
1112:
1110:
1106:South Africa
1083:
1080:
1069:
1056:
1053:Silver Arrow
1052:
1048:
1044:Silver Arrow
1042:
1034:
1032:
1025:
1006:
1001:
999:
992:
987:
982:
980:
977:
941:
933:
929:
910:West Malling
899:
883:
869:
861:
847:Silver City
827:
799:
788:
769:
766:
753:
745:
739:
727:
724:
711:Côte d'Opale
709:'s northern
688:
660:
649:
641:partitioning
637:Subcontinent
634:
619:
600:
593:
582:World War II
578:incorporated
575:
570:
562:
552:
529:
492:
484:oil industry
442:Silver Arrow
440:
399:
339:Johannesburg
328:
299:
298:
295:in May 1955.
287:Silver City
271:Silver City
236:Hugh Kennard
222:Headquarters
209:Destinations
15:
3408:Wizz Air UK
3393:TUI Airways
2883:, Chapter 9
1975:Silver City
1941:Silver City
1918:West Berlin
1858:Winter Hill
1140:Isle of Man
1051:in France.
970:landing at
940:arrived at
849:Bristol 170
571:Silver City
563:Silver City
555:Broken Hill
496:branch line
324:Broken Hill
279:during 1954
277:Southampton
263:during 1954
212:scheduled:
3557:Categories
3519:DHL Air UK
3388:Ryanair UK
3378:easyJet UK
3055:References
2803:Ferryfield
1981:In fiction
1866:Lancashire
1247:Ferryfield
1113:Ferryfield
1086:geologists
1035:Ferryfield
1017:Birmingham
1002:Ferryfield
988:Ferryfield
983:Ferryfield
942:Ferryfield
934:Ferryfield
930:Ferryfield
830:Air Kruise
699:Folkestone
605:and three
478:fleet and
463:Le Touquet
351:Blackbushe
345:its first
320:Australian
232:Key people
168:Fleet size
3434:AirTanker
3347:passenger
3291:Companies
3219:2041-2150
3194:0015-3710
2767:Aeroplane
2044:Citations
1948:livestock
1907:starboard
1903:go around
1769:Aircraft
1666:Aircraft
1553:Aircraft
1440:Aircraft
1284:Continent
1228:The 1960s
1224:service.
1206:in 1962.
1160:Blackpool
1111:By 1958,
1021:Deauville
1009:Stranraer
1000:By 1955,
914:Dungeness
806:Cherbourg
763:The 1950s
735:airliners
680:air ferry
667:Freighter
611:Lancaster
559:Australia
530:In 1946,
526:The 1940s
375:air ferry
3479:Loganair
3383:Jet2.com
3303:Aviation
3226:Aircraft
3211:Aircraft
3131:Ferryman
2823:, p. 590
2489:Archived
1998:See also
1892:Guernsey
1276:Southend
1193:European
1117:Northolt
1102:Swissair
1098:Benghazi
1067:(SNCF).
906:Southend
902:airfield
678:. This "
674:and the
656:Heathrow
617:(BSAA).
536:chairman
532:Air Cdre
472:Britavia
470:airline
437:Midlands
429:Scotland
381:between
363:Pakistan
243:Air Cdre
173:aircraft
39:Callsign
3439:Aurigny
3265:Portals
3259:article
3255:a 1950
1956:Germany
1952:Norwich
1772:Number
1669:Number
1556:Number
1443:Number
1297:fatigue
1258:Belgium
1213:route.
1094:Tripoli
1039:Étaples
1013:Belfast
974:in 1954
873:on the
868:second
834:charter
822:Gatwick
684:ferries
645:Dakotas
628:and to
626:Karachi
585:airline
542:-based
521:History
507:ferries
480:Manston
455:Channel
433:Ireland
417:airport
410:Britain
60:Founded
3257:Flight
3228:online
3217:
3192:
3173:
3154:
3118:
3103:
3090:
3073:
1987:year.'
1971:German
1862:Bolton
1827:Total
1744:Total
1641:Total
1528:Total
1301:yields
1292:tonnes
1265:Sabena
1211:Dublin
1201:parent
1199:(BUA)
1177:Hermes
816:and a
814:Ostend
780:Calais
707:France
695:Lympne
540:London
513:(BUA)
500:Libyan
447:London
395:French
359:Muslim
343:leased
335:Sydney
310:; its
214:Europe
3512:cargo
3417:minor
3354:major
3150:–12.
2015:Notes
2010:Notes
1923:near
1873:Exide
1860:near
1280:Essex
1240:rail
1181:Eagle
1011:with
949:Heron
946:Royal
776:Dover
697:near
630:Malta
488:Libya
451:Paris
367:India
355:Hindu
318:, an
3215:ISSN
3190:ISSN
3171:ISBN
3152:ISBN
3116:ISBN
3101:ISBN
3088:ISBN
3071:ISBN
1954:and
1844:The
1242:spur
1238:mile
1150:and
1096:and
1090:DC-2
1028:tons
1015:and
922:Lydd
908:and
818:DC-3
812:and
804:and
772:feet
703:Kent
546:the
461:and
459:Lydd
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