It's probably 25 years ago I had my only 'prop' flight from Örebro to Stockholm. Slow, shaky because of rain, arriving late and walking from plane to plane with some guards and wondering about luggage. SAS worked perfectly though, my luggage arrived in Amsterdam on the same flight.

First flight in this direction was Amsterdam - Singapore in 1984. Took four stopovers and 24 hours. Next I hear my luggage is safe and sound, but still in Amsterdam.

Late 80s or early 90s when SAS had received some threats extra care was given to check-in luggage. Instead of using the normal gate we had to walk down to the front of the plane, point out our luggage (which would then be loaded) and board. Looking at the assortment of luggage I realized I would arrive in Stockholm without as mine I couldn't see. Suitcase came a day later. Handle broken, letter from SAS telling me I would be reimbursed after sending the repair bill and indeed it worked. Thanks again SAS.

My second flight was most memorable. I'd been kept busy for four solid days. Next I know after finding my seat on the return flight is that a stewardess wakes me up to tell me having arrived all other passengers already left to plane and I should do so too

I remember, fondly, taking the BOAC super VC 10 from Lusaka into Heathrow , via Entebbe,as a kid going "home" with my parents and sister "on leave" as it was called. I remember the tiny salt and pepper pots on the dinner trays (which my mum always snaffled into her handbag) and landing into Entebbe in the early morning over Lake Victoria. One time we were boarded by drunk troopers from Idi Amins army waving guns around.... The Captain of the aircraft, came out of the cockpit in full dress including hat and jacket and demanded that they leave the aircraft as it was his aircraft and he out ranked them. With 4 bars on his uniform and silver eagle shit on his cap he looked more like an Admiral but it worked and the buggers hightailed it out of the aircraft!

There is a VC 10 on the static line at Duxford and I visited a few years ago... I just couldn't get over how small and narrow it was! Superb aircraft, 4 rear engines. They advertised it as "The library in the sky"