Pan-am Airbus at White Waltham....
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My memory of the 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee Airshow at White Waltham was that the hangar was black, and it was attacked by Leisure Sport's crazy flying Tiger Moth.
I was there with a school friend's dad who was a BA exec; I seem to recall he was a bit gobsmacked by the VC-10's pass!
Ah yes, memories, there was a Fairey Surveys DC-3 in the display, G-ALWC. Used to see it from time to time over my school near Godalming usually at lowish level, presumably transitting to and from assignments (clearing customs and other formalities at Shoreham?).
I also remember getting back to school that evening and everybody saying "did you see the crash?" It was the same day that a Jet Ranger hit a Tiger Moth at the Biggin Hill Air Fair.
I was there with a school friend's dad who was a BA exec; I seem to recall he was a bit gobsmacked by the VC-10's pass!
Ah yes, memories, there was a Fairey Surveys DC-3 in the display, G-ALWC. Used to see it from time to time over my school near Godalming usually at lowish level, presumably transitting to and from assignments (clearing customs and other formalities at Shoreham?).
I also remember getting back to school that evening and everybody saying "did you see the crash?" It was the same day that a Jet Ranger hit a Tiger Moth at the Biggin Hill Air Fair.
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Was the hangar on the photo the venue for the famous Acid House Rave of 24th June 1989, attended by 11,000 people?
YouTube - Sunrise midsummer party rave
Dave
PS. Clearer views of the hangar interior towards the end of the video.
YouTube - Sunrise midsummer party rave
Dave
PS. Clearer views of the hangar interior towards the end of the video.
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I think the hangar to the right of the Pan Am Airbus picture was originally the Rotodyne hangar.I was at a Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party in 1957/1958,I was 15 or 16 at the time and had hitch hiked there from Watford,our last lift was a member who took us in.To the east of that hangar was an older structure which contained Gannets for the German Navy.Fairey's preserved aircraft were displayed outside,a Fulmar and a Firefly I think.The highlight of the day was a display by the Rotordyne,very noisy!!I can't remember what else flew.
Colin.
Colin.
Yes, the hangar was used illegally for a so-called 'rave' in 1989.
The 'rave' organisers had lied to the owners of the hangar, hiring it for 'film-making' purposes for about £1500. Ticket sales were estimated at about £150000, but it was the fact that a large number of underage children were being openly sold drugs of various types by a team of 20 drug dealers which prompted the Home Secretary to call for an urgent investigation. Which led to events of this size being largely stamped out.
The 'rave' organisers had lied to the owners of the hangar, hiring it for 'film-making' purposes for about £1500. Ticket sales were estimated at about £150000, but it was the fact that a large number of underage children were being openly sold drugs of various types by a team of 20 drug dealers which prompted the Home Secretary to call for an urgent investigation. Which led to events of this size being largely stamped out.
