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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Mar 2023, 21:50

Replies: 124

Changes at Old Warden

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Posted By POBJOY

Old Warden saved !!!

There we are, we have solved the Old Warden problem 'They need to open a 'pasty shop' and then hold the worlds only 'pasty fly in' .
We can bring in a shed load** direct from L-End and avoid customs...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Mar 2023, 22:24

Replies: 124

Changes at Old Warden

Views: 27,069

Posted By POBJOY

Dillows (run by one Mary Dillow) was the...

Dillows (run by one Mary Dillow) was the definitive Biggin cafe, situated on the 'South Camp' alongside the tin hangar and facing across the apron (with its geenhouse mini tower).
The meeting point...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Mar 2023, 21:40

Replies: 124

Changes at Old Warden

Views: 27,069

Posted By POBJOY

Local user not unhappy

As a local based occasional user of the Airport catering facility at Lands End (St Just) I have to say that this free to use facility is quite acceptable as a commercial airport coffee spot. Not only...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Aug 2021, 11:57

Replies: 124

Changes at Old Warden

Views: 27,069

Posted By POBJOY

Chocks Away Cafe (St Just)

Brian (who had been on BEA Comets ) ran St Just rather like a rest home for BEA Pilots who were not overemployed at the time. In fact the operation was run by corporation types on leave or between...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Aug 2021, 08:38

Replies: 124

Changes at Old Warden

Views: 27,069

Posted By POBJOY

Teapot

My 'unofficial' callsign when asking for the Lands End weather was 'Teapot', not wishing to place on the recording the not unusual poor weather situation that prevailed at times.
Radar Ron (ex Air...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Aug 2021, 03:15

Replies: 124

Changes at Old Warden

Views: 27,069

Posted By POBJOY

St Just for a cuppa

Have been there** this year, and tea and buns still available in the rather grand terminal (In the main entrance and turn off to the right) 'to go with hard runways and yellow coats.'
Not quite the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Aug 2021, 17:36

Replies: 124

Changes at Old Warden

Views: 27,069

Posted By POBJOY

Old Warden

I seem to recall that before 'Docklands' the view of London was nearly (or quite close) to Tower Bridge although at the usual TC heights and routing being spotted on radar was unlikely. At the...

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