What a brilliant thread. I well remember the Argosy that went in at Stansted in 1967 as at that time I lived locally. After school I would cycle to the airport and meet up with friends to watch the crew training circuits taking place - Eagle Britannias, BOAC VC10s and 707s, sometimes a BEA Vanguard, and even the infrequent scheduled services (most of which were Channel Airways). Stansted was a very different, dare I say nicer, place then - where you could spend a very pleasant sunny evening on the grass at the end of the runway without anyone disturbing you.