Originally Posted by
LTNman
The photo above with the two Britannia's and those metal barriers. Were those barriers put up for an open day? I can just remember visiting the airport around 1969 with my parents. Seem to also remember visiting at least one hangar on that open day
Airport had open days on 20/10/68 and on 1-2/11/69. Yes the metal barriers were in place during the open days, separating the parts of the apron not open from those that were. On normal days, security patrols would be around to discourage small boys with cameras from vaulting over the barriers to get close up photos - not necessarily successfully, though....
airport open day 20/10/68:-
