LUTON History and Nostalgia
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Stabilisers also possibly F-27? Could be a bit small though - can't see LTNman's pictures while I'm at work!
Edit: Nah, F-27s have a slight dihedral as well.
Edit 2: How about the Dove? Shape looks about right, not sure if the centre section tallies with the width of the fuselage where the Dove's tailplane is attached.
Edit: Nah, F-27s have a slight dihedral as well.
Edit 2: How about the Dove? Shape looks about right, not sure if the centre section tallies with the width of the fuselage where the Dove's tailplane is attached.
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I remember the day when 'The Avengers' came to film on our Herald at Luton Airport. I met John Stead, clutching his bowler hat coming out of the Office Loo. Much disappointment that Emma Peel was nowhere to be seen as she was not on location that day.
Might be BAC 1-11 Parts...?
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Remember that Napier were involved with de-icing, it is what the Lincoln was used for. Some of those leading edges in the pic have de-icer boots on.
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If the date on the photos is correct, the stabilisers can't be the Javelin and, in any case, the Javelin was a Gloster and Armstrong Whitworth built aircraft and AFAIK no major sub assemblies were built outside those companies.
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I believe this comet landed on Luton's grass runway as the concrete runway had yet to be built. Luton's old control tower which was under construction can be seen in the background. Was this the only time a comet has landed on a grass runway?
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LTNman: another Comet that landed on grass was XK655 (ex G-AMXA) which damaged its undercarriage landing at Strathallan in 1974. It was broken up there in 1990 and the nose and cockpit displayed at Gatwick. It is now at the Al Mahatta Museum in Sharjah https://sites.google.com/site/lgarey...lmahattamuseum
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Strathallan crash landing photo
Photos: De Havilland DH-106 Comet C2R Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
Photos: De Havilland DH-106 Comet C2R Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
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The Comet 1 landed at Luton Airport on 27 Feb 1952 when fog prevented it landing at Hatfield; it departed the following day. Capt John 'Cats Eyes' Cunningham at the control.
This particular Comet, 'Yoke Peter', was lost off Elba 10 Jan 1954.
The pic is from the Luton News Archive.
I believe at least two Comets have landed at RAF Halton but they did not depart again.
This particular Comet, 'Yoke Peter', was lost off Elba 10 Jan 1954.
The pic is from the Luton News Archive.
I believe at least two Comets have landed at RAF Halton but they did not depart again.
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The road to nowhere. The car marks the location of the old aircraft crossing point close to the old control tower on what was once the approach road to the terminal. The control tower used to control the traffic lights as aircraft crossed.
The photo was taken on December 31st 2000 so I am guessing the last time the lights were used must have been the late 90's. Much has changed here in the last 14 years.
The photo was taken on December 31st 2000 so I am guessing the last time the lights were used must have been the late 90's. Much has changed here in the last 14 years.
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I can't remember the number of times we would change the lights for a/c to cross, then we would get a phone call from Security saying there was a queue of traffic all the way back to Eaton Green Road!
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On at least one occasion, Doris, our cleaner, bless her, caught the switch whilst dusting the lighting console. It was sometime before we discovered traffic was backed up in both directions . . . . 
