Originally Posted by
LTNman
The first 747 departure was rumoured to have damaged some of the lighting with jet blast.
it did. We didn't have runway shoulders in those days so many loose stones were blasted towards the elevated runway lights.
The second one (BA) was stuck at Luton until a tow bar was collected from Heathrow.
Yes, but not for long. It departed the same day.
It was parked nose in. It was only later we worked out the top of the tail penetrated the 1:7 transitional slope (see CAP168 if you are bored :-) ) Subsequently, B747s on the south apron were parked nose out.