aircraft landing at the wrong airfield
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Well at least one JP landed at Barkston in the late 80's with, somehow, the QFI thinking he was landing at Cranwell.......
To be fair said QFI was commendably honest, it had been a long hard week, and the QFI's (acting ) Flight Commander was suitably sympathetic
Are you here Shakey
To be fair said QFI was commendably honest, it had been a long hard week, and the QFI's (acting ) Flight Commander was suitably sympathetic
Are you here Shakey
I can't find any mention of radio ranges in the excellent Piket/Bish history of LHR ATC. Watford and Epsom were, of course, the two original holding stacks for Heathrow.
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Originally Posted by India Four Two 
The Flight article refers to "Watford or Epsom ranges". Were there really radio ranges in the UK in 1960 or did Uncle Roger have a momentary lapse?
The Flight article refers to "Watford or Epsom ranges". Were there really radio ranges in the UK in 1960 or did Uncle Roger have a momentary lapse?The Kilburn intersection was the point where the 2 range signals met over the Kilburn High Road just South of Kilburn underground station.
Epsom range had probably the strongest signal of any radio aid in the U.K. showed at 120 n. miles on a Rebecca set
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And a later chart from the 1960s, courtesy of '[email protected]'.
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Around 1952 was flying a 608 (Aux) Squadron Vampire one Sunday afternoon. Vis very poor,. Doing a QGH (04 Safety Lane inbound) into Thornaby,, spotted "Airfield in Sight" , over to Local, join, downwind, finals, land ........ (Thornaby Local hadn't seen me, was reading Sunday paper through all this).
Oops! - had to do a roller - airborne again, had to ask Thornaby Local: "Call SDO at MSG for me, apologise, I've just done a roller there by mistake!" ,,,, Loud catcalls and guffaws on R/T.
(Well, the runway patterns were identical, same hangars, and they were only six miles apart) ..... 608 Boss livid ! .... Ah, well. Danny.
Oops! - had to do a roller - airborne again, had to ask Thornaby Local: "Call SDO at MSG for me, apologise, I've just done a roller there by mistake!" ,,,, Loud catcalls and guffaws on R/T.
(Well, the runway patterns were identical, same hangars, and they were only six miles apart) ..... 608 Boss livid ! .... Ah, well. Danny.
