LUTON History and Nostalgia
Well that must be you in the photograph then with your case and all. Rather a long wait Old Boy. Did you miss the last bus or was your wife picking you up?
By the way those photos of Eagle Aviation Yorks at Luton are probably prior to 1953 when the airline changed its name to Eagle Airways. The photo of G-AMGK at Luton is dated by one source to 1952. Eagle Aviation were operating many trooping flights with Yorks at this time.
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Same building but from the opposite side looking east. Note the Eagle Aviation sign over the door. Hard to date when the building was put up. It appears in photos taken in 1948 but already looks run down in this photo.
Anyone know the aircraft type being worked on.
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Anyone know the aircraft type being worked on.
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Yep, Tipsy Trainer.
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Sorry folks,
Having total brain fade here at the moment.
What were the main runway headings at luton in the early 1970s. When you taxied out from the apron to turn left and backtrack for take off what was that holding point called ?
Thanks in anticipation of your time and trouble,
Be lucky
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Having total brain fade here at the moment.
What were the main runway headings at luton in the early 1970s. When you taxied out from the apron to turn left and backtrack for take off what was that holding point called ?
Thanks in anticipation of your time and trouble,
Be lucky
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Holding points were Alpha and Bravo on the eastern taxiway (Alpha just short of the runway) and Charlie and Delta on the western one, with Delta just short of the runway. I cannot remember if there were additional holding points to describe the compass swing bay or whether the Run up bay off the eastern one were there by the 1970s but Vintage ATCO would know. There was a lead off just short of the taxiway intersection on to the grass. Runways were 26 and 08 (7054 feet) as now, with 18/36 grass (2800 feet) and 06/24 grass (2000 feet)
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Sorry folks,
Having total brain fade here at the moment.
What were the main runway headings at luton in the early 1970s. When you taxied out from the apron to turn left and backtrack for take off what was that holding point called ?
Thanks in anticipation of your time and trouble,
Be lucky
David
Having total brain fade here at the moment.
What were the main runway headings at luton in the early 1970s. When you taxied out from the apron to turn left and backtrack for take off what was that holding point called ?
Thanks in anticipation of your time and trouble,
Be lucky
David
As for the holding point, what is now Charlie One would have been the holding point for a runway 26 departure before taxiway Alpha was extended to its current location in 1998. Not sure if it was actually called Alpha One or just plain Alpha originally.
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Holding points were Alpha and Bravo on the eastern taxiway (Alpha just short of the runway) and Charlie and Delta on the western one, with Delta just short of the runway. I cannot remember if there were additional holding points to describe the compass swing bay or whether the Run up bay off the eastern one were there by the 1970s but Vintage ATCO would know. There was a lead off just short of the taxiway intersection on to the grass. Runways were 26 and 08 (7054 feet) as now, with 18/36 grass (2800 feet) and 06/24 grass (2000 feet)
I think ??
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Wasn't there a problem with them with BAF over the lease of the viscount it was in the press it sat at Luton for a while in a dark blue scheme then came a long the 1 11
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I have always wondered if the angle of the publicity photo was to hide the fact that the aircraft was a propeller aircraft when in those days a propeller aircraft was seen as dated.
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The colour photo taken in 1959 shows McAlpine's first hangar. The company must the airports oldest customer. In later life it became Magec Aviation before becoming Signature.
McAlpine ops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cS9sZlOCos
McAlpine ops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cS9sZlOCos
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Not one of the better ideas thought up at Luton. In 1985 someone thought it would be a good idea to block pave the runway turning circle. As the second advert stated it was the first application of its kind in the aviation world. It was also probably the last as the bricks became unseated due to jet blast and damaged an aircraft.
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If ever there was a reason that councils shouldn't run a airport--- that was it.
From the photo it looks like the 08 turning circle , did they only do one end?
Wasn't it a Monarch 757 and it did quite a bit of damage.
Wonder how long it took and how much it cost the council!
From the photo it looks like the 08 turning circle , did they only do one end?
Wasn't it a Monarch 757 and it did quite a bit of damage.
Wonder how long it took and how much it cost the council!