Britannia at Biggin Hill c1978
Hi all,
I've just registered, and have been fascinated reading the posts on this forum, particularly about the Britannia.
In the late 70s, I lived in London, and was a frequent visitor to Biggin Hill, firstly to attend the airshows, and secondly to imbibe the vibe.
On one occasion I took a French girl on a date, a trip to the country. Somehow we ended up near Biggin Hill, and being a true romantic, I decided to show her over a Britannia I had previously discovered sitting forlornly at the side of the airfield. There was a set of old stairs of some description up to the wing, possibly a repair platform, and missing windows, so we climbed in, went up to the cockpit and sat in the pilots' seats.
On a later visit I noticed that the Britannia had been removed, and I often wondered what had become of it.
Re the venue for the date, in the early 80s I had a picnic with my girlfriend on the wing of Norman Gunston's DC3 at Bankstown, (also slightly down at heel as some nutcase had damaged it and another DC3 parked nearby in a kamakaze attack after a fight with his girlfriend).
We have just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, so sometimes these unusual settings can work wonders..........