A rough timeline of the LAP ground enclosures
1947? ground enclosure between tower and north taxiway opened…..separate passengers friends enclosure as noted in the photo

1953 (Coronation year) ‘overspill’ enclosure open between the north taxiway and runway 28R(closed for tunnelling) and reached by marshalled walking across the live taxiway!

1954?-1958? Public ground enclosure moved to Central area reached by tunnel, passengers friends enclosure moved slightly westwards opposite the Green Dragon cafe (Queens Building roof gardens opened 1955?)

Post 1959….Spotters were cleared out of the passengers friends enclosure regularly (and retreated to the Green Dragon which I think was also occasionally purged of spotters?) but plenty of photos were taken from there like Laurence’s PIA L1049H

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thanks, that is roughly how I remember it, in the end I took to lurking by the PanAm hanger on the A30, there used to be quite a group of people there,

I think the one I’m thinking of must be earlier, maybe late 40s early 50’s,I remember the Dragon Rapide flights were based in part of it,

there’s a Dak lurking behind the Lancastrian

I trying to get myself orientated, where’s the Bath road?

Answer from Key

Hello,

We have indeed looked at your complaint and do not believe the post in question violates the code of conduct and the issue is more down to your misinterpretation.

Moggy C certainly had no intention of causing offence and I believe he has clarified that in the thread.

Hope that helps and have a good weekend.

Cheers
Richard

to be perfectly honest I’m rather glad that Key took this attitude,

I did think you were over reacting

sorry

this is taxing my brain,
the North side enclosure with the Dragon Rapide, I seem to remember it was 10/6 in the early 50s, standing beside a York and thinking the wheels were enormous, I loved the Hermes it looked elegant along side an Canadair C4, the sound of the Stratocruisers going to full throttle for take off,

then moving to the enclosure in the central area, jam sandwiches, Convair 240/340/440, BEA Daks, Viscounts, Fred Olsen Viscounts, and of course the first visit of the PanAm 707

sorry this has brought back all sorts of memories, does anybody remember the cafe at Hatton Cross?

nibb 100: Too young to see Brab at LAP. But my brother tells me that he and I saw lorry loads of it coming down Maidenhead High Street (the A4) after it was scrapped. I don’t remember seeing it though.

It was a very impressive site for a young boy as was the Comet prototype, I personally blame Eagle comic;) and my father for taking me to LAP IN 1949

A LIKE button might be useful, but we like it all I think 😀

Here’s another one of mine from a 35mm neg. TWA starliner cargo.

very nice photo the 1649 was very impressive but I must admit it’s the 049,749,1049 that has the magic for me,

All Hero’s from the second world war those who got medals for doing heroic things or not DID NOT VOLUNTEER. They where conscripted therefore the well they new what they where getting into argument I am sorry does not apply.

I think to be accurate at the beginning of the War conscription wasn’t in force all the early people were volunteers,