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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Apr 2023, 16:17
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

Looks like a Britannia prop, a bit low to the...

Looks like a Britannia prop, a bit low to the ground, so perhaps on a transport stand rather than on the wing ?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Apr 2023, 12:06
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

Almost certainly an Argonaut. And definitely...

Almost certainly an Argonaut. And definitely looks like one of the Eagle hangars.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Nov 2020, 14:44
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

The timeframe for its demolition (per GE) appears...

The timeframe for its demolition (per GE) appears to be roughly the same as for TBD, Viscount House, etc - some time between January 2006 and March 2008.

I didn't visit there much after about 1976...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Nov 2020, 11:52
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

Fair enough. It may be that the latter had closed...

Fair enough. It may be that the latter had closed by the time I was let loose on real aircraft in what was then the "East Hangar" in 1972.

Was the Hatton Cross Club upstairs on the first floor,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Nov 2020, 08:57
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

There was a Vanguard Club, but that was on the...

There was a Vanguard Club, but that was on the northside of the airport. I don't remember a social club at Hatton Cross, only the canteen.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2020, 13:35
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

The Pionair Club (the odd name came from BEA's...

The Pionair Club (the odd name came from BEA's Dakota fleet) was where I had my farewell p*ss-up.
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2020, 07:09
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

The MT base is long gone, demolished to...

The MT base is long gone, demolished to accommodate yet another car park.

When I used to work in the Central Area, we would often pile in a van at lunchtime and head through the tunnel to the MT...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2020, 17:04
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

Ah, you mean Viscount House! It was indeed 5...

Ah, you mean Viscount House!

It was indeed 5 stories high, IIRC. I can't remember much after all this time, but I do recall that the Engineering library was on the ground floor. On the top floors...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2020, 15:05
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

I can't recall any BEA building in that location...

I can't recall any BEA building in that location (maybe before my time?).
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2020, 13:17
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

GE shows TBD still there in the January 2006...

GE shows TBD still there in the January 2006 imagery, but gone by March 2008. The same period saw the demolition of most of the other buildings on the West Base.

TBD's removal must have left a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2020, 07:13
Replies: 54
Views: 19,021
Posted By DaveReidUK

That's substantially correct. TBB was on the...

That's substantially correct.

TBB was on the south side of what is now Envoy Road (currently a huge car park).

The original TBD (aka "East Hangar" or Bays 11-20, including workshope, engine...
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