One of the things the recent spate of Antonov 12s on freight flights over London recalls is past distant sounds.
Late 1950s as a child in Somerset, after bed time, distant, slightly eerie aircraft noises, which I now attribute to transatlantic DC7s and Constellations from Paris/Frankfurt etc heading for Shannon.
Edinburgh in the 1970s, the last BA Vanguards even manoeuvring at the airport were quite audible at Edinburgh Castle, about 6 miles away.