WikiSITA | Bernard Leroy | Activity https://wikisita.com/members/bleroy/activity/ Activity feed for Bernard Leroy. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:50:49 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ccb6d966856e73970d879cc2884e1d19 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Khun Salak to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/764/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:33:31 +0100 Coming from Indochina I had been appointed Manager for Thailand on the 1st of February
1964 and one of my first jobs at Bangkok was the recruitment of Khun Salak with whom,
although I did not expect it at that time, I was going to work closely with for more than three
decades expanding our organization all over the Far East and Pacific area.
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]]> 0 bb043df5edfeb7222c2dbbd32f86381d Bernard Leroy edited the file: Tibet in Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/736/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:12:47 +0100 0 d1e1fadd7d2bfcd1665c952ea1e274bb Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Tibet to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/735/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:02:39 +0100 The first time I went to Tibet the country was already in a transition period
and in full effervescence, the people were handling the move towards a
more modern world. Since that time, like in the whole Far East, the
changes have been tremendous.

]]> 0 634856340f92a5316dd90e8df28bb1e6 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: By train from Beijing to Lhasa.pdf to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/710/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:33:21 +0200 0 19fabf080fb47d81ed5804f56f457055 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Springtime and lockdown to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/709/ Fri, 28 May 2021 12:31:56 +0200 0 86e5f4677c86c367e6b2e4a1f858ff99 Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Far East: Bernard Leroy uploaded new file(s): bhutan-1994.pdf to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/704/ Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:03:04 +0200 Bernard Leroy uploaded new file(s): bhutan-1994.pdf to Far East

]]> 0 925884932ab69c27fab8371388a4dcd9 Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Far East: « An Hui « or « the Cradle of Chinese Landscape Pa […] https://wikisita.com/activity/p/668/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:41:48 +0100 « An Hui « or « the Cradle of Chinese Landscape Painting” here is the link : https://www.dropbox.com/s/dt6sahfj86xu28d/An%20Hui.mp4?dl=0C

]]> 0 8eafba6a55516c50bdc031f2b427f221 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Falklands, South Georgia and Antartica to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/660/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:22:51 +0100 Dear Friends,
The Falklands war between Argentina and UK had sparked my interest in this region. .
I am pleased to share with you the movie made during my trip there.

]]> 0 eae23dc5230dec21f07fdbf2f1a0ad78 Bernard Leroy edited the file: Ceylon 1965 in Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/622/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 15:34:27 +0200 0 a91f236992632afed3806de236611489 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Ceylon 1965 to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/621/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 15:26:47 +0200 Souvenir d’un voyage au Sri Lanka (ex Ceylan) effectué en 1965.

]]> 0 c7518dde8975711268eed07ed4f26f86 Bernard Leroy edited the file: Confinement and a journey to Suez and the East in Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/597/ Sun, 12 Apr 2020 16:45:43 +0200 0 95e785da17c66abd8a22abe6de91ce0c Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Confinement and a journey to Suez and the East to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/596/ Sun, 12 Apr 2020 16:45:17 +0200 In 1951, after studies at the French Air Force I embarked on a ship for a trip from Marseilles in France to Saigon. This journey was mainly a confinement experience, as most of the times we could not disembark at the Ports of call. Here is the story as from mymemory and notes. Also included, you will find a link to a movie about sailing down the…[Read more]

]]> 0 a1a18c3fccbff2a3d898b43c87574d1f Bernard Leroy edited the file: WUHAN and the YANG TSE River in Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/570/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:18:26 +0100 0 8caa370bebed6a58784acb7949f54425 Bernard Leroy edited the file: WUHAN and the YANG TSE River in Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/569/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:00:24 +0100 0 d37258f29002f2d73b7741391525cd1c Bernard Leroy edited the file: WUHAN and the YANG TSE River in Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/568/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:57:37 +0100 0 19b72cdfe9a7d568ced03c32ee48be83 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: WUHAN and the YANG TSE River to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/567/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:57:16 +0100 Bernard Leroy travelled recentl y in WUHAN and on the YANG TSE River. He presents to us this city and its geographical location and also shares with us two videos he made when travelling there five months ago

]]> 0 4e150b6298468c7903cceec7b4e938b5 Bernard Leroy posted a new activity comment https://wikisita.com/activity/p/541/#acomment-553 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:46:32 +0100 Les premières liaisons radio, et ce pendant plus d’un demi siècle, ont eu lieu en graphie pure c’est à dire l’émission d’une fréquence radio que l’on pouvait à l’aide d’un manipulateur mettre en route ou interrompre très rapidement. Cela donnait à la réception par battement produit avec un oscillateur local (BFO) un son audible. Pour utiliser…[Read more]

In reply to - Jean-Michel Kaliszewski edited the file: A journey in the world of airline and air transport codes in Anecdotes / Stories ]]> 9b0ba7f3ff08fb61c9e6b6ba9d09fef3 Bernard Leroy posted a new activity comment https://wikisita.com/activity/p/541/#acomment-552 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:55:08 +0100 Il y a également eu un code Z pour les liaisons teletypes mais les communications étant plus sécurisées ce code n’a pratiquement pas été utilisé du moins à la SITA;

In reply to - Jean-Michel Kaliszewski edited the file: A journey in the world of airline and air transport codes in Anecdotes / Stories ]]> c34f1acff65c6f6719e8aeb5f6c14d13 Bernard Leroy posted a new activity comment https://wikisita.com/activity/p/541/#acomment-551 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:54:06 +0100 Oui les codes ICAO étaient utilisés en totalité aussi bien pour les villes et aéroports que pour les compagnies. Ce qui était intéressant à cette époque où les liaisons radio étaient plutôt aléatoires car non protégées c’est que le code ICAO avec ses 4 lettres indiquait le pays ou tout au moins la région concernée ce qui permettait une vérificatio…[Read more]

In reply to - Jean-Michel Kaliszewski edited the file: A journey in the world of airline and air transport codes in Anecdotes / Stories ]]> 9067e83771a01588f5b559c36b494a3c Bernard Leroy posted a new activity comment https://wikisita.com/activity/p/541/#acomment-549 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:53:06 +0100 Votre intéressant article à ce sujet m’a ramené quelques souvenirs en mémoire.

– Lorsque je suis entré à la SITA nous utilisions les codes ICAO exclusivement. Ce n’est que vers 1955 que nous avons adopté les codes IATA.

– EDI and Serge Motard venant dans notre région pour en faire la promotion et ayant fait quelques progrès à MNL en conjoncti…[Read more]

In reply to - Jean-Michel Kaliszewski edited the file: A journey in the world of airline and air transport codes in Anecdotes / Stories ]]> a03f2cb329662b721165d1bf99074629 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: When Homo Sapiens discovered te Far East to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/539/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 08:56:32 +0200 How Central Asia and Far East became inhabited has been the subject of many studies. Here is a summary of the latest theories which also hold some surprising elements about the migrations which led Homo Sapiens to the Far East. I have also appended to this article two links to films of personal trips in the Xinjiang, the Far West of China, and…[Read more]

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Bernard Leroy uploaded new file(s): a-long-journey-to-japan.pdf to Far East

]]> 0 e40e64bca42ba46342084ef6038898eb Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Far East: Coming with the story of visits to Japan to develop the SITA […] https://wikisita.com/activity/p/532/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:45:19 +0100 Coming with the story of visits to Japan to develop the SITA network there, here is a picture show of the country at that time:

Dropbox – Japan 1958-2000.mp4
https://www.dropbox.com/s/atmf800a2k4015q/Japan%201958-2000.mp4?dl=0
Shared with Dropbox

]]> 0 5eab663a4d3cb9d9e56b9a3c61ad9e5e Bernard Leroy edited the file: SITA\\\'slengthy journey to Japan in Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/530/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:36:04 +0100 0 2312c25ca9f8dd608f0872ebe1e78620 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Typhoon over Hongkong to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/515/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:29:17 +0200 0 a119dab9178c848f4d1fa3c03fb54b6a Bernard Leroy deleted the file: Typhoon over Hongkong from Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/514/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:27:32 +0200 0 1b10ae8c280cf173eca4f2f1f67fab8f Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Establishing SITA in the Far East & Pacific to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/505/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:48:16 +0200 0 cfdba8ca00e39cffeb05fe0f026488fb Bernard Leroy deleted the file: Establishing SITA in the Far East.pdf from Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/504/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:44:12 +0200 0 50c016dc3f43ff2e07ac74051531653c Bernard Leroy deleted the file: Establishing SITA in the Far East.pdf from Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/503/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:24:18 +0200 0 b4572928c8bef59929edaedd865135cf Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: The opening of the Rangoon XS centre.pdf to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/481/ Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:43:27 +0100 0 033f0574aa74d1e8650f89b06d76e263 Bernard Leroy deleted the file: The opening of the Rangoon XS centre.pdf from Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/480/ Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:41:57 +0100 0 6204e3f45b5426a87c1e98d95aa6d9d3 Bernard Leroy posted a new activity comment https://wikisita.com/activity/p/393/#acomment-433 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:21:58 +0200 Your article shows many similarities between the South American and the Far Eastern environments as we were facing the same difficulties with the Telecoms Authorities when trying to expand SITA operations into new countries. SITA has been a pioneer in that field at a time when the PTTs or similar organisations were holding an absolute monopoly. In…[Read more]

In reply to - Santiago Albornoz uploaded the file: First developments of SITA in South America (English) to wikisita SAM and Spanish speaking I find it interesting to look back and recall how SITA was first developed in this […] ]]> 5a2280bf3985805b7c716b9b449b6adf Bernard Leroy joined the group wikisita SAM and Spanish speaking https://wikisita.com/activity/p/430/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:58:15 +0200 0 4a452e57215c6331a829b856c3f6de99 Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Far East: Bernard Leroy uploaded new file(s): sita-in-north-korea.pdf […] https://wikisita.com/activity/p/429/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 11:50:24 +0200 Bernard Leroy uploaded new file(s): sita-in-north-korea.pdf to Far East

]]> 1 ba349f7be70340d446dad0ebbb42c88a Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Far East: Bernard Leroy uploaded new file(s): travel-adventures-for-sit […] https://wikisita.com/activity/p/404/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:12:34 +0100 Bernard Leroy uploaded new file(s): travel-adventures-for-sita-2.pdf to Far East

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]]> 0 43597a71d9efdf340e14396180ccbb2e Bernard Leroy posted a new activity comment https://wikisita.com/activity/p/338/#acomment-344 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:00:02 +0100 JJ Beaumont. Après son départ Mr Bodier fût remplacer par Henri Ruelle venu de Casablanca pour le remplacer. Quelques années plus tard, à la suite de problème de personnel à Bangkok Mr Ruelle y fût transféré et je le suivi en support technique et linguistique. Mr Nguyen Thong Thuy ancien Directeur de Télévietnam dont la compagnie venait d’ê…[Read more]

In reply to - François Jean Beaumont posted an update in the group Anecdotes / Stories Bernard Leroy. Merci pour vos commentaires, je me doutais bien que vous réagirai à mon article car vous connaissez bien le centre de Sa […] ]]> 3906e44096776d2af2533fbae7d62da7 Bernard Leroy uploaded the file: Thai memories to Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/321/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:18:59 +0100 Sail racing with King Bhumipol in Thailand

]]> 0 f7bd7d983c192a64f15326970451e6e6 Bernard Leroy edited the file: thai-memories.docx in Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/314/ Mon, 14 Nov 2016 18:45:42 +0100 0 1ab9e39976a71f5d00c234dc445f22c7 Bernard Leroy deleted the file: interview-with-tony-tyler.docx from Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/313/ Sun, 13 Nov 2016 21:04:10 +0100 0 7bcbd07ef114e7ddf0fe9ffa1e73b3a0 Bernard Leroy deleted the file: giovanni-bisignani.docx from Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/312/ Sun, 13 Nov 2016 21:04:03 +0100 0 20177f8107845fd46612334e006e49a3 Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Far East: Amber One corridor. After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975 […] https://wikisita.com/activity/p/260/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 07:31:17 +0200 Amber One corridor.
After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975 foreign airlines flights over Vietnam were forbidden whereas previously the majorities of flights between Europe and part of Asia on the West and Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Japan on the East, were directed to Bangkok , then flying over Pakse in Laos, Danang in Vietnam, the Paracels…[Read more]

]]> 0 67cf3b762a109120a791a1357f661a71 Bernard Leroy joined the group Far East https://wikisita.com/activity/p/251/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 17:48:21 +0200 0 0825ea13f0266421a42fe9e27abc0cba Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Wikisita Main: Amber One corridor (F) Après la chute du Vietnam Sud en […] https://wikisita.com/activity/p/231/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 13:11:09 +0200 Amber One corridor (F)

Après la chute du Vietnam Sud en 1975 le survol du Vietnam fût interdit aux avions commerciaux, or la majorité des vols entre l’Europe et Hongkong, la Corée, Taiwan et le Japon passaient par Bangkok et survolaient ensuite Paksé au Laos, Danang au Vietnam puis les Iles Paracels et contournaient Hainan. Cette route est co…[Read more]

]]> 0 248f89181fecd2b18d0f9fafba26beb4 Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Wikisita Main: Amber One corridor (E) After the fall of South Vietnam in […] https://wikisita.com/activity/p/230/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 13:10:11 +0200 Amber One corridor (E)
After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975 foreign airlines flights over Vietnam were forbidden whereas previously the majorities of flights between Europe and part of Asia on the West and Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Japan on the East, were directed to Bangkok , then flying over Pakse in Laos, Danang in Vietnam, the Paracels…[Read more]

]]> 0 506be2f055a7877461d78f229c289db8 Bernard Leroy posted a new activity comment https://wikisita.com/activity/p/213/#acomment-214 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:44:15 +0200 J’ai bien apprécié votre article qui me remet dans l’ambiance de l’époque. Au début du HLN, en EXO, nous n’avions pas de back-up au départ de HKG vers BKK, MNL et SIN et je me souviens de l’effervescence lorsqu’un de ces centres était isolé pour détecter la panne, chez nous ou chez les PTTs, tandis que résonnaient les appels désespér…[Read more]

In reply to - Jean-Michel Kaliszewski uploaded the file: le HLN a la fièvre! to Anecdotes / Stories Histoire (assez technique mais qui je l’espère intéressera également les non-techniciens car ce problème technique avait des im […] ]]> b4253030ca100740d3bdb11bad74e8c6 Bernard Leroy posted an update in the group Anecdotes / Stories: Le Radio-phare de Pleiku au Vietnam. En 1954 après la […] https://wikisita.com/activity/p/195/ Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:57:37 +0200 Le Radio-phare de Pleiku au Vietnam.

En 1954 après la conférence de Genève le Vietnam fût scindé en deux parties. Au nord la nouvelle compagnie Vietnam Airlines était encore à l’état embryonnaire. Au sud Air Vietnam fondée une dizaine d’années auparavant, visant à optimiser l’usage de sa flotte, augmentait le nombre de liaisons sur un…[Read more]

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