Originally Posted by
Discorde
This diagram shows controlled airspace over southern England in the mid-1950s. I believe the airway colour designations were:
approx north-south orientation: amber and blue
approx east-west: red and green
although Blue 1 ran east from Manchester east towards Ottringham VOR. There were also airways designated white
Blue 1 started life as Green 2. Great diagram!
I can remember the names of the LATCC controllers and some of the Heathrow controllers shown in the film.