Yesteryear Aviation

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Unfortunately the DC-6 tour has been postponed. Very sad, but I hope it gets up again

Hi ladies and gents,

As some of you may be aware, Mr. Chris Schutte, owner of Namibia Commercial Aviation, and of the DC-6B, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Windhoek, with his funeral being yesterday. Mr. Schutte was overseeing all arrangements for the DC-6B Tour of Australia from the Namibia end. Despite a great deal of communication between ourselves, NCA and the regulatory authorities to overcome the obstacles that appeared as a result, NCA have advised us that, due to some of the legal based issues surrounding Mr. Schutte’s estate, the DC-6B Tour of Australia for 2011 will not be able to go ahead as planned.

As you can imagine we are totally devastated by this decision as we are sure you are. However, unfortunately this is something that no knowledge of old aeroplanes can overcome.

Please don’t think this is it – because it isn’t. However, with the uncertainty surrounding these totally unexpected events, it is better that we put plans on hold and reassess should the option be open to us in the future to bring the DC-6B to Australia.

We hope you understand the situation we are in, and thankyou for your support. Of course, if you have any problems or queries, please get in touch by emailing us, [email protected]

Apologies if you were already aware of this news, however we wanted to make sure that everyone was informed.

For now,
The Yesteryear Aviation Team.