Nzika ya ku Britain yomwe mu 1971 imayang'anira kumalizidwa kwa bwalo la ndege la Seychelles International lakwaniritsa maloto ake oyenderanso zilumbazi pambuyo pa zaka 48.
Norman Rose, wazaka 91, adakhala masiku atatu pa Mahe ndi mwana wake wamkazi Jennie Powling paulendo womwe amawaganizira kwa zaka zingapo.
Rose yemwe adakhala ku Avani Resort and Spa ku Barbarons adabwera ku ofesi ya SNA ku Victoria Loweruka kuti afotokoze momwe adakhalira mbali ya mbiri ya chilumbachi.
“Kalelo mu June 1970, ku London, ndinagwira ntchito ya uinjiniya mu Unduna wa Zomangamanga. Mipata iwiri idabwera - imodzi inali yomanga msewu ku Nepal ndipo winayo kuyang'anira kumalizidwa kwa msewu wonyamukira ndege ku Seychelles, "adafotokoza Rose.
Pazifukwa zina, zopereka za Nepal zidathetsedwa. Mu Seputembala chaka chimenecho Rose adapita ku zisumbu za 115 kumadzulo kwa Indian Ocean - malo omwe samawadziwa.
"Ulendo wanga unayamba ndi ulendo wa sitima kupita ku eyapoti ku Heathrow komwe ndidakwera ndege kupita ku Charles de Gaulle ku Paris. Kuchoka kumeneko kunali ulendo wausiku wopita ku Nairobi. Ku Nairobi, kunali maulendo awiri osiyana opita ku Mombasa kenako ku Mauritius. Kuchoka kumeneko inali ulendo womaliza wopita ku Mahe, komwe tinakafika pamalo ongoyembekezera opangidwa ndi dothi la ndege zazing’ono,” adatero Rose.
Atafika pachilumbachi atayenda kwa masiku anayi, Rose anatumizidwa ku hotela ya Northholme kumpoto kwa chilumba chachikulu cha Mahe.
"Ndinali m'gulu lomwe limayang'anira bwalo la ndege latsopano ku Mahe, lomwe likamalizidwa likhala likulandira alendo ochokera padziko lonse lapansi. Ndinafika mu September ndipo bwalo la ndege linali litamalizidwa ndi 50 peresenti. Pamwamba pa phirilo adayenera kuchotsedwa kuti atetezeke pamaulendo apandege,” inatero nzika ya ku Britain.
Malinga ndi Rose, Costain, makontrakitala aku Britain, adamaliza 9,000-ft. mayendedwe apamtunda wautali.
"Tsopano titha kumaliza msewu wotsalira wa konkriti wotsalira 50, womwe uyenera kukhala mainchesi 14. Ndidali ndi udindo waukulu wowongolera zida ndi ntchito, "adatero wopumayo.
Ntchito ya Rose ku Seychelles idakhala kwa miyezi isanu ndi umodzi ndipo kukumbukira kwake bwino kuzilumbazi ndikuchitira umboni mbiri ndikufika kwa ndege yoyamba yapadziko lonse lapansi.
"Mu Marichi 1971 tidawona a RAF Gan Hercules akuyesa njanjiko koyamba. Ndipo kufika kwake kunatipatsa kuwala kobiriwira kuti ntchito yathu yatha ndipo msewu wothamangira ndege unali wokonzeka, "adatero Rose wonyada, yemwe adalamula a Seychellois omwe anali mbali ya gululi chifukwa cha khama lawo.
Posakhalitsa Rose anabwerera kwawo. "Nditakwera ku Kampalour kunyumba ndidawona atsikana anayi akumaloko opita ku London okonzeka kuphunzitsidwa ngati ma air hostesses mtsogolo," adatero Rose, ndikuwonjezera momwe adasamaliridwa bwino ku hotelo ya Northolme ndi mwiniwake wa Mayi Broomhead ndi ake. ndodo.
“Anthu akumeneko ankagwira ntchito mwakhama kwa Costain ndipo anatilandira bwino. Panthaŵi imene ndinali kumeta, ndinkapita ku mwambo wa Khirisimasi m’tchalitchi, kuonera mpikisano wa Miss World wakumaloko ndi kupita kumalo osungira akamba aakulu,” akukumbukira motero Rose.
Koma chimene ankachifuna kwambiri chinali kubwereranso kudzaona kusintha kwakukulu ndi kugawana moyo wa pachilumbachi ndi mwana wake wamkazi yekhayo.
“Abambo ankafuna kuti abwerere kwa zaka zingapo, anali ngati ndikufuna ndibwerere ndikaone zosintha ndipo ndikufuna muone kumene ndinagwira ntchito. Koma zimenezo zinali kuchedwetsedwa, ndipo chaka chino Atate anauza mwana wanga wamwamuna, Chris, kuti, ‘Bwera sungani zonse, ndipo tichite ichi!’” Powling analongosola motero, amene anawonjezera kuti British Airways yomwe tsopano ikugwira ntchito zandege zachindunji kupita kuzilumbazo inapangitsa chosankhacho kukhala chopepuka.
Powling adanena kuti abambo ake amakhalabe ndi moyo wokangalika ndipo amasewera gofu kawiri pa sabata. Anawonjezeranso kuti makolo ake akadali m'banja losangalala pambuyo pa zaka 70.
Rose adakumbukira kukhala kwake ku Seychelles m'buku lomwe adalemba mu 2016 ali ndi zaka 88. Bukuli - Twin Bases Remembered - limafotokoza moyo wake kuyambira ali mwana ndipo likugulitsidwa ku Amazon.
Seychelles International Airport idatsegulidwa mwalamulo ndi Mfumukazi Elizabeth II pa Marichi 20, 1972.
