LUTON History and Nostalgia
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Beaver G-ARTR was present on 8/7/64 which would have fitted the Euravia Connie time-wise.
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Comparing the tree line and land height it looks Luton to me. Also it looks like that York is taking off from the old north south short grass runway and that guy in white is watching it. Runway 18-36 was 2,700 ft long. Was it any longer before the concrete runway was put in?
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Looks like a good call CJ, another candidate might have been de Havilland's Beaver based along the road at Hatfield but all pics I've seen show what may have been a quasi military colour scheme.
Thread drift, were Beavers flown across the Atlantic on delivery to Europe/Africa or shipped?
Thread drift, were Beavers flown across the Atlantic on delivery to Europe/Africa or shipped?
The York looks to be in the colours of Freddy Laker's company Air Charter. That would date the photograph to between 1951-56.
As to the DC3 ??????
Jamie Glass in his book 'The Story of Luton International Airport' states that the three runway lengths in 1951 were (and I've converted them to Feet): 5400, 4950 and 4650. Unfortunately he is no more specific than this.
As to the DC3 ??????
Jamie Glass in his book 'The Story of Luton International Airport' states that the three runway lengths in 1951 were (and I've converted them to Feet): 5400, 4950 and 4650. Unfortunately he is no more specific than this.
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Google Earth is no help with regard to the runway lengths. Their "historical imagery" has nothing between 1945 and 2000. In the 1945 picture the runways aren't apparent. Quite how it shows the "tinminal" let alone an El Al 767 and an EZY 737 I'm not quite sure:-
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Both the Naiad and Nomad were tested on the front end of Lincolns. Here's another pic from obviously the same sortie.
BTW the Connie definitely at Luton.
BTW the Connie definitely at Luton.
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How about this?
A Luftwaffe target photo from 1940 showing Percivals at Luton Airport and the Vauxhall works. Both were subsequently attacked.
The lines across the grass at the airport help disguise it, making it look like farmland. These were not apparent on earlier photos so must have been deliberate.
The road starting middle left and extending diagonally to the NE is Crawley Green Road where my parents lived throughout WWII, and so did I until 1972. I can just make out the house. My parents remember one raid on Vauxhall, one aircraft so low "we could see the pilot"!
An amazing picture.
A Luftwaffe target photo from 1940 showing Percivals at Luton Airport and the Vauxhall works. Both were subsequently attacked.
The lines across the grass at the airport help disguise it, making it look like farmland. These were not apparent on earlier photos so must have been deliberate.
The road starting middle left and extending diagonally to the NE is Crawley Green Road where my parents lived throughout WWII, and so did I until 1972. I can just make out the house. My parents remember one raid on Vauxhall, one aircraft so low "we could see the pilot"!
An amazing picture.
Vintage ATCO,
In the mid 50's (before my father bought his third hand 1936 motor bike) I occasionally went to work with him on Saturday mornings, From Stopsley war memorial we took the bus to the bottom of Ashcroft Road/ Crawley Green Road then walked across green fields to the Airport. I remember Jean Batten's Gull, the abortive P.74 helicopter and long legged J.Ps among a lot of other cherished memories,including having my first flight in a Luton Flying Club Auster and no other kids believing me!
In the mid 50's (before my father bought his third hand 1936 motor bike) I occasionally went to work with him on Saturday mornings, From Stopsley war memorial we took the bus to the bottom of Ashcroft Road/ Crawley Green Road then walked across green fields to the Airport. I remember Jean Batten's Gull, the abortive P.74 helicopter and long legged J.Ps among a lot of other cherished memories,including having my first flight in a Luton Flying Club Auster and no other kids believing me!
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Apologies for the quality. I took this photo of the old Luton Flying Club building back in 1987 after returning from Corfu. I found it in a box in the loft, time sadly hadn't been kind to any of the photos contained within. It may still bring a pang of nostalgia, well I hope so!
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Crikey. Many a night I've staggered up that path after leaving the club on a Thursday night (or Friday morning) back in the glorious 80's. Happy days.....
G- AIGT was another Auster owned by the flying club in the 50's . I last saw it in bits in a garage roof In Bury St. Edmunds being restored by a mate of mine in the 80's..
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G-AIGT now owned by Mark Miller who operates Rapide G-AGJG at Duxford.
