Originally Posted by
T8191
No, Alan Whicker actually!!
But I used to collect airframe registrations from the roof of Queen's Building at LHR in the late 50s ... loads of BEA Viscounts there, of course.
I have fond memories of doing the same thing allbeit a few years later in the late 60's, in fact my first job at the airport was working in the Queens Building cafe/bar overlooking the Terminal 2 ramp and running the ice cream stand on the roof gardens. Happy Days.