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fotheringay
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Yes, indeed it was Sumburgh, probably taken late 70`s. Landing on runway 33 necessitated a curved approach to avoid Compass Hill.

Interestingly, around this time, a F4 Phantom, from Leuchars on practice diversion, disregarded the curved approach and came straight in over the hill and overshot as intended. However, a successful landing probably could have been achieved if the aircraft was “dumped” on to the runway, which it was used to doing anyway!