First 707 to land at Luton
It is a long time ago but I was in the Tower when the Caledonian diverted in, so this is how I remember it. As with things in those days the diversions were often thrown at us with little warning. The phone call said "Caledonian" it was assumed to be a Britannia! Only when the Air Controller saw the aircraft about 8 miles out with the faint smudges of a 4 jet did he realise the type . On coming onto the Tower frquency the pilot asked for confirmation of the distances. On landing and turning at the end the Air Controller passed his congratulations to the crew to tell them they were the first 707 to land at Luton. There was a seemingly long silence before "Roger" . It didn't seem long before 707/720s were a regular sight
Last edited by oldandbald; 10th Mar 2016 at 21:03.