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Hullo Robert- If you have the time to start this wonderful Thread at the beginning I'm sure you will find references to, and perhaps some pictures of, BEA Tridents at Luton.
They usually arrived with a lot of other stuff as weather diversions from Heathrow . The aerodrome would then become very crowded indeed. I remember diversions parking up in the gap cum car park between the Autair Hangar and the old Britannia Hangar during the period you are referring to.
They usually arrived with a lot of other stuff as weather diversions from Heathrow . The aerodrome would then become very crowded indeed. I remember diversions parking up in the gap cum car park between the Autair Hangar and the old Britannia Hangar during the period you are referring to.
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Hi,can't seem to find any photos of diverted tridents,but thank you for help.
Hullo Robert- If you have the time to start this wonderful Thread at the beginning I'm sure you will find references to, and perhaps some pictures of, BEA Tridents at Luton.
They usually arrived with a lot of other stuff as weather diversions from Heathrow . The aerodrome would then become very crowded indeed. I remember diversions parking up in the gap cum car park between the Autair Hangar and the old Britannia Hangar during the period you are referring to.
They usually arrived with a lot of other stuff as weather diversions from Heathrow . The aerodrome would then become very crowded indeed. I remember diversions parking up in the gap cum car park between the Autair Hangar and the old Britannia Hangar during the period you are referring to.
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Hi RH
Yes I remember the BAE Tridents.
The capt of one was a friend of mine, Capt Robert A and I popped out form my job at BY ops to say hello to him.
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Yes I remember the BAE Tridents.
The capt of one was a friend of mine, Capt Robert A and I popped out form my job at BY ops to say hello to him.
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The above is a cracking image of Heathrow diversions on 4th January 1969. There is the old terminal with Autair's Movement Control Office overlooking the tarmac. At that time I spent many 12 hour shifts in there fretting about the weather (Luton was quite prone to fogging out for a day or two). Autair's old Commer Crew Bus is parked outside. What happened to that unfailingly cheerful Crew Bus Driver Fred Jenkins ?
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Hi david,I looked backwards all the way through, I was looking for more photos taken
I looked all through back and forwards there is one photo on there of a bea comet and a bks ambassador taken on 7th Feb 1966 and I am looking for more photos taken on this day.
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Robert, have you also tried searching Google images as their are many to look at or even searching on Flickr. Various aviation website's online with a plethora of images. But as previously mentioned, there are a huge amount of images on this thread to search through.
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hi everyone, joined a company that works in hangar 7/8 at luton airport about 6 months ago, Recently found out that its one of the oldest building still intact at luton airport, being built in 1936 two years before the airport opened in 1938. apparently in around 1967 it was bought by monarch and then sold to ocean sky in around 2005? i think... Currently its owned by signature and is in the process of being sold to NetJets. Was the only person in the hangar tonight from 6pm-9pm in an office up at the back of the hangar and damn its a bit creepy up there. Was wondering if by chance anyone has worked in there before and has any stories, or even any old photo's of the hangar, just find it so interesting being in one of the original buildings that was built 100 years ago 
