Originally Posted by
T8191
In the late 50s used to cycle for Richmond to Heathrow and go plane-spotting from the roof of what was then The Queen's Building. Viscounts everywhere, and a handful of Vanguards, in BEA colours.
T8191 - I was about 10 years behind you as far as LHR plane-spotting is concerned.
In the late 60s (between the ages of 12-14) I used to take the train from Southend to Fenchurch Street, the tube from Tower Hill to Hounslow West, and then a bus to LHR for an all day plane-spotting session. Compared to my local airport (SEN) LHR was plane-spotting paradise; my favourites being the former iron-curtain country IL18s coming in to land.
It was during that time that I'm sure I bumped into
PUCCI GALORE on her way to work one day
. Even back then I thought she looked gorgeous in her uniform
. Happy days.
The headline that the Guardian chose for their article -
Heathrow airport at 70: from tents to terminals - is remarkably similar to a book I purchased recently;
Heathrow From Tents to Terminal 5 (ISBN 978 1 4456 3389 3) by Ian Anderson. It's a good read.