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By: 8th November 2019 at 16:24 Permalink
-longshot: yes it really was 10 years ago since I started that thread! Clever of you to have found it again in spite of the difficulties the new thread format imposes to find anything. A shame about the fudged photos. I was especially pleased with the Pakistani Constellation and the lady waving good-bye.
Laurence
By: 10th November 2019 at 00:48 Permalink
-Had a quick skate through the old thread and, as before, it brought back lots of memories. Thanks, longshot.
One unexpected thing was that, when it came my own posts, there was an EDIT button. So, for some of those posts, I was able to split the continuous text into paragraphs once more. Hmmm?
By: 23rd November 2019 at 16:17 Permalink
-Spotting from the old 'passengers friends' enclosure opposite the Green Dragon 'greasy spoon' cafe, L.A.P. North about 1957 https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4LAAAOSwR31dnbsT/s-l1600.jpg
By: 23rd November 2019 at 16:30 Permalink
-And from a few yards away around the same time
By: 24th November 2019 at 16:50 Permalink
-Eastern end of the Northside tarmac 1966 (still used for cargo and longer term aircraft 'parking' then)....Caravelle just lining up on 28R in corner
By: 6th December 2019 at 12:46 Permalink
-The Airport Commandant surveys the north ramp from the old control tower.
By: 6th December 2019 at 17:04 Permalink
-This is one that got lost from my original posts
Laurence
By: 6th December 2019 at 17:09 Permalink
-Still can't edit so: I should have said the picture above is Pakistani Super Constellation AP-AFQ leaving for (? coming from) Karachi, July 1959.
Laurence
By: 6th December 2019 at 17:47 Permalink
-As we all get older, we more often refer to "changed times" or some similar cliché but how many years has it been since this stretch of roadway has been so devoid of traffic?
By: 6th December 2019 at 18:50 Permalink
-Your PIA Super Constellation ids departing, Laurence. Here's a 1954/1955ish view from the passenger friends enclosure entrance (BEA operating off the closed runway 28R)
By: 7th December 2019 at 09:46 Permalink
-Thanks longshot. I suppose the waving hand confirms a departure . . .
Laurence
By: 7th December 2019 at 15:02 Permalink
-It wasn't the waving, more that the PIA flight is taxying Westwards (away from the terminal/parking area)
By: 11th December 2019 at 11:24 Permalink
-I believe this is a press photo and you've probably seen it, or one very similar to it, before.
It background looks like LAP but it seems a bit odd to me. It was taken some years before I started going to LAP and I've been trying to orientate myself but can't get it together. Maybe I'm having a 'doolally' moment , so I would be interested to any comments as to exactly where it was taken and in which years?when was it taken and from which direction
By: 11th December 2019 at 11:27 Permalink
-Oh, do I wish the EDIT button was still available! Sorry about the typos in the previous post.
By: 11th December 2019 at 14:27 Permalink
-I'm not sure which runway and direction the Lancastrian is using but I think the tower-like cluster on the left is the concrete mixing plant , as for the shed on the left again not sure...possibly the old Fairey building?
By: 14th December 2019 at 21:05 Permalink
-Another slightly odd shot to my eyes but maybe it was just for a publicity photograph.
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By: longshot - 7th November 2019 at 23:46
https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/97063-london-airport-in-th…
I participated in this thread about 10 years ago so decided to revisit. It was started by L Garey. My main impression is how badly affected it is by Photobucket's policies (presumably you have to have a paying Photobucket account to view material hosted by them...and I don't have!). Using hosting by 3rd parties was always open to destruction when people decided to remove their content...but it usually looked so good with full width views! I guess you can't blame Key for the risks in 'hot-linking' to 3rd party hosts ,...I thought the previous version of Key relaunched about 15months ago had quite well sorted photo hosting 'in house'.and much better than this new version.Well at least the text seems to have survived in these old threads