Looking at the view of Wisley posted by "etsd0001" has reminded me of the halcion days in the early '60s when BAC's D.H.Herons plied the Wisley-Hurn route daily, often in close formation.
I attended Brooklands Tech from Sept 66 to July 67. Lunchtime was spent, weather permitting, sitting on the Brooklands embankment eating sandwiches whilst waiting for the down "Bournemoth Belle" (still steam hauled on most days ), and of course watching the VC10/Super VC10s on the engine- running area.
I never saw anything take off, unfortunately!
Weekends invariably included a cyclle ride to Lasham (from my home at Farnham) where, on more than one occasion I "helped" with an engine run on an ACE Freighters DC4 !
Happy days indeed: sadly, I don't think our offspring will enjoy this sort of freedom....all the more reason to get such events recorded for posterity ?
More ramblings from me before long.
In the meantime , all the best for 2003 to one and all.
Folkyphil.
...Re. my last...should read "Bournemouth Belle"...two too many pints of "Old Hooky", maybe...!