Heathrow Airport 1963
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spitfire-ian said:
Just a couple more.
These were scanned at a lower resolution but I will get around to doing them properly.
img014 by Ian, on Flickr
img013 by Ian, on Flickr
Last photo is interestring.....never seen photo's of that low portal shed structure in the background before.......hmmmmmm......very interesting.These were scanned at a lower resolution but I will get around to doing them properly.
img014 by Ian, on Flickr
img013 by Ian, on Flickr
"Early" is a fairly relative term. 1985 doesn't seem that long ago to me - and, of course, Gatwick commenced its career as the second London Airport in 1960, taking over from Blackbushe- so 1985 was 25 years into its "modern" career.
Gatwick actually opened as an airfield in the 1930s, on the site of an old horse racecourse. It even had a very modern terminal (for the time) nicknamed The Beehive which was opneed in 1936 and still exists on the site -
Gatwick actually opened as an airfield in the 1930s, on the site of an old horse racecourse. It even had a very modern terminal (for the time) nicknamed The Beehive which was opneed in 1936 and still exists on the site -
ukaskew said:
And yet, if you repainted any of those aircraft with modern liveries, the vast majority of people wouldn't even know they were 60 years old
They'd soon know when they see, or more to the point hear, them take off.In fact if Heathrow really want to convince people that living under a flight path is not so bad, they should have a day of landing and departing a few 707s. That'll soon make the A380s and 787s seem like mice.
HoHoHo said:
Eric Mc said:
WinstonWolf said:
We used to have to wear suits to fly as kids!
We used to have to wear suits just to visit the airport as kids!
oyster said:
They'd soon know when they see, or more to the point hear, them take off.
In fact if Heathrow really want to convince people that living under a flight path is not so bad, they should have a day of landing and departing a few 707s. That'll soon make the A380s and 787s seem like mice.
A few weeks ago they had a chap who lives near Birmingham airport on the news. The A380 is now doing flights into Birmingham, and he was upset that these larger aircraft were going to blight his life. He also said he knew they were much quieter than other aircraft. Which led to some head scratching. Visually, it's hard for me to tell the difference in impact on the available light levels between an A380, 747 or 777 as they fly overhead. I guess if it's not the noise, he must have very sensitive eyes.In fact if Heathrow really want to convince people that living under a flight path is not so bad, they should have a day of landing and departing a few 707s. That'll soon make the A380s and 787s seem like mice.
We didn't get much in the way of Conway powered traffic at Dublin airport where I hung out as a youngster. On a few notable occasions we had Gulf Air VC-10s doing some training. Conway 707s and DC-8s wwere rare - although I do remember seeing a Conway powered ex-Alitalia DC-8 at Shannon.
I lived in Hounslow from birth 1966 until 1989, right under the flightpath on final approach.
DC10's, VC10's, Tridents, BAC 111's and of course Concorde made a hell of a noise but I loved it, you got so used to it that you had to listen out for Concorde or you'd miss it. Certainly don't remember people complaining.
Spent many a happy day at the Queens Building and remember going on package holidays with my Mum and Dad dressed up like they were going to a film premiere.
The planes were no slower than now and of course door to door journeys were even quicker as the security requirements were so much less.
I miss those days.
DC10's, VC10's, Tridents, BAC 111's and of course Concorde made a hell of a noise but I loved it, you got so used to it that you had to listen out for Concorde or you'd miss it. Certainly don't remember people complaining.
Spent many a happy day at the Queens Building and remember going on package holidays with my Mum and Dad dressed up like they were going to a film premiere.
The planes were no slower than now and of course door to door journeys were even quicker as the security requirements were so much less.
I miss those days.
It's great reading the comments and getting a bit more information.
I do agree with the comment about the watermark and I know I wouldn't get any money for the pictures, I'm not going to even try. However the slides belonged to my partner's late father and she insisted that I add the watermark when sharing them on the internet.
Anyway, a few more from a few years later. Still at Heathrow I think. I can identify the VC-10 but the other two aircraft I'm not sure on.
Again, apologies for the state of the slides. The blurred aircraft in the third picture is not my fault though
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
I do agree with the comment about the watermark and I know I wouldn't get any money for the pictures, I'm not going to even try. However the slides belonged to my partner's late father and she insisted that I add the watermark when sharing them on the internet.
Anyway, a few more from a few years later. Still at Heathrow I think. I can identify the VC-10 but the other two aircraft I'm not sure on.
Again, apologies for the state of the slides. The blurred aircraft in the third picture is not my fault though
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
spitfire-ian said:
It's great reading the comments and getting a bit more information.
I do agree with the comment about the watermark and I know I wouldn't get any money for the pictures, I'm not going to even try. However the slides belonged to my partner's late father and she insisted that I add the watermark when sharing them on the internet.
Anyway, a few more from a few years later. Still at Heathrow I think. I can identify the VC-10 but the other two aircraft I'm not sure on.
Again, apologies for the state of the slides. The blurred aircraft in the third picture is not my fault though
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
I see no VC-10 I do agree with the comment about the watermark and I know I wouldn't get any money for the pictures, I'm not going to even try. However the slides belonged to my partner's late father and she insisted that I add the watermark when sharing them on the internet.
Anyway, a few more from a few years later. Still at Heathrow I think. I can identify the VC-10 but the other two aircraft I'm not sure on.
Again, apologies for the state of the slides. The blurred aircraft in the third picture is not my fault though
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
Heathrow 1965 by Ian, on Flickr
You have
A Bristol Britannia of BKS (rater renamed Northeast)
A Trident of BEA
A Vanguard of BEA
Northeast and BEA were merged into the new British Airways in 1974.
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