Newspaper clipping with headline 'Trunks delay' about Jackie Hylton's horse racing trip and flight delay with elephants
A vintage newspaper clipping detailing Jackie Hylton's unfortunate racing trip where her horse Nasturtium was withdrawn due to injury. The article humorously mentions her return flight was delayed two hours at Brussels because two elephants on board refused to disembark. This quirky aviation story reflects the era when unusual cargo and passenger combinations were more common in commercial aviation.
newspaper clipping press clipping aviation delay Brussels elephants cargo transport horse racing Nasturtium Jackie Hylton vintage aviation commercial flight
Details
- Gallery
- Press Clippings - Horses
- File
- 07249_c_17ahupcgsz8129.jpg
- Archive
- Sir Freddie Laker Historical Society