I used live in South west Ealing in the 80s, quite near the M4
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...698&iwloc=addr. Normally when on Westerlies landing aircraft would pass to the south (or sometimes the North when rnwy 23 was in use). Very occasionally aircraft would pass almost overhead heading SW onto what must have been a very short final, I've not seen this happens for years. I was just wondering if anyone knows in what circumstances this used happen?