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Old 21st Jan 2022, 09:31
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DaveReidUK
 
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Yes, before I moved to the smoke I would frequently lie in bed (albeit only about 3 miles from Turnhouse) listening to the late-night Vanguard taxying out for departure.

I don't think Vanguards were still being used when 13/31 was redesignated 12/30 (can't recall exactly when that happened). I jumpseated once on a Trident 3 landing on 13, which was an interesting experience (reverse thrust well before touchdown).

Ironically, my first flight ever, from Edinburgh on a Vanguard, was as a 9-year-old when I was living in Glasgow and the flight had been diverted to EDI due to crosswinds at Renfrew.
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