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[AvioTom]

Hei alle sammen,
I’m Tom from the Netherlands and I’ve been digging a bit into aviation history. Now i have this book for a while: Among the Big Birds you’ll always find a Busybee. As far as I can tell it’s a 15th anniversary book from Busybee (1981), but honestly… I don’t know anything else about it.

So my questions are:
– Was this something passengers were given?
– Or more like a gift/handout for relations?
– Or maybe part of inflight material?
– And are there any photos, videos, or newspaper articles from that time showing it?

I can’t seem to find any answers myself and I’ve got a million questions . Maybe someone here knows more, or has a contact person who does? Feel free to message me — any help is super welcome!

Cheers,
Tom

 

[Tjab]

Do you have a ISBN number on this book?

 

[AvioTom]

Do you have a ISBN number on this book?

No ISBN number.. only where the book it's printed but the company no longer exists

 

[Tjab]

No ISBN number.. only where the book it's printed but the company no longer exists

Do you have a photo of this?

 

[AvioTom]

Do you have a photo of this?

Yes i have!

 

[Stone]

As far as I remember it was put into seat pockets as an "inflight magazine" for a short period on charters, possibly when BS rebranded from Air Executive back to Busy Bee. It could be that it also was a giveaway for staff and business relations.
It was a kind of an oversight of the company's history in cartoon form by the magnificent Sturk, I remember it as pretty hilarious...
I have blamed myself all since then for not "taking care" of one of them.

I think we have a member on this forum that was a pilot there in that period of time, but I don't know if he is active any more. If so, it is possible that he could shed some light on this.

 

[raider66]

As far as I remember it was put into seat pockets as an "inflight magazine" for a short period on charters, possibly when BS rebranded from Air Executive back to Busy Bee. It could be that it also was a giveaway for staff and business relations.
It was a kind of an oversight of the company's history in cartoon form by the magnificent Sturk, I remember it as pretty hilarious...
I have blamed myself all since then for not "taking care" of one of them.

I think we have a member on this forum that was a pilot there in that period of time, but I don't know if he is active any more. If so, it is possible that he could shed some light on this.

I found my copy in the seatpocket during a regular military charter service between the northern and southern part of Norway.

 

[AvioTom]

As far as I remember it was put into seat pockets as an "inflight magazine" for a short period on charters, possibly when BS rebranded from Air Executive back to Busy Bee. It could be that it also was a giveaway for staff and business relations.
It was a kind of an oversight of the company's history in cartoon form by the magnificent Sturk, I remember it as pretty hilarious...
I have blamed myself all since then for not "taking care" of one of them.

I think we have a member on this forum that was a pilot there in that period of time, but I don't know if he is active any more. If so, it is possible that he could shed some light on this.

Alright (maybe a one step closer haha)! Yes it is a really funny cartoon! Do you know he's account name? thankyou for helping me out and sorry for the disturbing this forum!

 

[AvioTom]

I found my copy in the seatpocket during a regular military charter service between the northern and southern part of Norway.

the (inflight-magazine)??

 

[raider66]

the (inflight-magazine)??

Yes, this was before they started with a dedicated inflight-magazine. They also had company information prints in the seat pockets in those days.

 

[raider66]

Alright (maybe a one step closer haha)! Yes it is a really funny cartoon! Do you know he's account name? thankyou for helping me out and sorry for the disturbing this forum!

Sturk was the artist name of the drawer of the cartoons.

 

[EB]

Sturk was the artist name of the drawer of the cartoons.

Var ikke Sturk etternavnet til tegneren….som vel også jobbet som flyvert/purser i SAS?

 

[HansJ]

Var ikke Sturk etternavnet til tegneren….som vel også jobbet som flyvert/purser i SAS?

Stämmer, Erik Sturk började i SAS 1959 och blev purser 1969. När Inside SAS skrev en artikel om honom i april 1981 arbetade han på 747

Jag vet inte om han är i livet ännu, men om han lever borde han vara närmare 90 år.

Erik Sturk er ikke bare SAS-purser. Han er også en kjent avis-tegner. "Bare en hobby egentlig." sier han. "Og jeg er ren amatør. Jeg har alltid likt a tegne og var fornøyd med å rable for meg selv, inntil kona ble ambisiøs på mine vegne."

Sturk dro rundt fra sted til sted med arbeidsprøver, og han fikk først jobb i Oslo-avisen Morgen-posten, senere i Aftenposten, Farmand og nã senest i Verdens Gang. Ved siden av kommer en rekke strøjobber. Sturk er bl. a. ansvarlig for tegninger i Inside SAS og andre SAS-publikasjoner.

"Jeg trives med a tegne og har god tid til det mellom flyturene," sier han.

 

[EB]

Vi hadde han som flyvert/purser på vei til LAX en gang på tidlig 80-tallet. Han tegnet jo mye for SAS også.

 

[krølle]

View attachment 56385 Yes i have!

Maybe you'll find something on their FB side, Busy Bee of Norway