Heathrow...1946-1961...' Northside&Ground Enclosure Years'
Jun 18, 2018 18:28:13 GMT
Post by mickywest on Jun 18, 2018 18:28:13 GMT
The 11Jan46 edition of The Aeroplane has a feature on the progress with the new London Airport books.google.co.uk/books?id=42HmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&source=gb_mobile_entity&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&gboemv=1&gl=GB&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
A fenced public enclosure was established on the strip of land bordering the northside taxiway in front of the control tower ......
....which expanded westwards onto a grass area ,the future site of the eastern tunnel access slope
Visiting aircraft of interest would occasionally be displayed to the public alongside the enclosure. Heathrow runways had originally been designed for 'very heavy bombers' in WWII and USAF B-29s did visit L.A.P. from 1948....here approaching runway 33R over the A4 Colnbrook by-pass
and alongside the enclosure fence with airline steps for public viewing
BOAC Stratocruiser G-ALSD displayed on the grass by the enclosures western end 1950?.... houses on left are in Doghurst Gardens/Heathrow Road which survived till about 1951 and were adjacent to Ben's Cafe on the Bath Road.
Hastings TG521 was on public display for the 1949 Battle of Britain commemoration where the eastern tunnel ramp was later built . The large tree behind lay between the Three Magpies pub and the tower.
The Hawker P.1081 which visited L.A.P. in 1950 taxying past the crowded enclosure and Northside tower
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A fenced public enclosure was established on the strip of land bordering the northside taxiway in front of the control tower ......
....which expanded westwards onto a grass area ,the future site of the eastern tunnel access slope
Visiting aircraft of interest would occasionally be displayed to the public alongside the enclosure. Heathrow runways had originally been designed for 'very heavy bombers' in WWII and USAF B-29s did visit L.A.P. from 1948....here approaching runway 33R over the A4 Colnbrook by-pass
and alongside the enclosure fence with airline steps for public viewing
BOAC Stratocruiser G-ALSD displayed on the grass by the enclosures western end 1950?.... houses on left are in Doghurst Gardens/Heathrow Road which survived till about 1951 and were adjacent to Ben's Cafe on the Bath Road.
Hastings TG521 was on public display for the 1949 Battle of Britain commemoration where the eastern tunnel ramp was later built . The large tree behind lay between the Three Magpies pub and the tower.
The Hawker P.1081 which visited L.A.P. in 1950 taxying past the crowded enclosure and Northside tower
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