Originally Posted by
treadigraph
Re 23/05, I did see 23 in use often during my visits to the Queen's Building in the '70s/'80s but never 05.
Odd memory just popped up of a BA 747 landing on 23 (only widebody I can recall seeing doing so) and a large sheet of flame emanating briefly from No 4 while reverse thrust was in action.
I remember seeing a KLM DC8-60 srs. going downwind LH for 05R in 1971/72 , viewed whilst on duty at LATCC, West Drayton. It was during a period of strong NE gales. Wasn’t the only a/c using 05 that day !