Originally Posted by
TeeS
Hi Savoia
I believe that the rearward take off profile was produced to allow the mirror newspaper group to fly the printing plates from the rooftop helipad at their London office to the printing presses in Manchester. It's quite possible that I am talking bolloxs though!
This is
precisely what I remember (well done TeeS
) but .. I didn't trust myself to bet that this was in fact the genesis of what would become the 'CAT A' departure profile.
Does anyone recall who Maxwell's driver was at the time, we are talking mid-to-late 80's?
Originally Posted by
Savoia
AS355F1 G-RMGN atop 'Maxwell House' in 1987 (Photo: Gary Lakin)
Here G-RMGN seen atop the former 'Mirror Group Newpapers' office aka 'Maxwell House' at no. 8 New Fetter Lane.