Goodness me that pic of the passenger terminal was a blast from the past!
I was based there, in the early 70s, as a F/O on the HPR7 Herald with BIA.
Approximately 20 years later I was extremely chuffed to be able to fly Spitfire PV202, in front of HRH Prince Andrew, at the opening of the new passenger terminal. A very cold clear day in November 1994, as I recall.
In fact it was nigh on dusk, ISTR, and blue flames from the Merlin's exhausts danced around in front of me whilst hauling the aeroplane around a rapidly darkening sky.
Very cold weather, and no wind, is awesome for aeros!
Last edited by Fokkerwokker; 25th Aug 2011 at 15:30.