Originally Posted by
tommee_hawk
I remember landing at Newcastle in a GR1 in 1991; a security officer escorted us to a combination-locked door leading to the apron, but walked off without opening it. He was about five yards away when he realised, turned and shouted "The access number is **** - it's **** in all UK civvy airports".....
I never got the chance to check that out....
Funnily enough there is a certain combination number that was very common within the RAF (with those 5 digit door locks that seem to be used everywhere) that is also very commonly used in the NHS.
It's always worth a punt.