I remember when my kids were young the Engineering base threw open the hangars for family visits on a very pleasant family day. The hysteria amongst the children when a very big noisy fire engine set off to chase us across the massive apron was tremendous fun. I remember it was a very happy day showing the family what the job was all about. The engineers were all smiley faced and it was a very entertaining day. Such things have vanished into history!
When the Dawson's Field planes were blown up, I recall the enormity of the explosion. It's worth remembering the aeroplanes had no APUs. The toilets had no flush! I gather the VC10 came off best as the toilet used a flapping lid mechanism rather than just a flush that wasn't working on the TWA and Swissair! The saga of the crew and passengers over 2 weeks is a story that never really came out adequately.