Here are a few black and white pics from the 1960s taken at Heathrow. They show that BEA had a surprising number of types in those days. I will leave it to viewers to spot the types. I have one question though, why are all the doors on the BOAC VC10 open even though there are no steps in place? Surely rather dangerous.
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By: Halcyon days - 29th July 2013 at 20:36
Right-side doors are for catering, not pax. I think there would have been a webbing barrier across each door while they’re waiting for the catering trucks to arrive. Looks like it was a nice sunny day, so they may well be open to afford ventilation too.
The VC.10s just had a single webbing strap across the catering doors at around waist height which essentially warned you that it was an open door-but it would have been relatively easy still to fall through. They were normally only left open for short periods or just as the catering trucks were due to arrive. It was useful in hot destinations to open the door to get some breeze through the cabin. (I was cabin crew on them for several years)
The lower open doors are of course the baggage holds.
By: Lazy8 - 29th July 2013 at 19:51
Right-side doors are for catering, not pax. I think there would have been a webbing barrier across each door while they’re waiting for the catering trucks to arrive. Looks like it was a nice sunny day, so they may well be open to afford ventilation too.
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July 29, 2013 at 7:26 pm