Oh, and I think you’ll find it’s an A320

Yes, Egyptair still fly, mainly with A310/A300 equipment, but I did catch the 747-300 there a few months back too.

27R is what you see from the visitors centre.
27r and 27L can be seen from Hatton Cross, and the road just South of it.
As for the 09’s, well I don’t know of anywhere, as you only see the T4 stuff landing on 09L, and that’s it!

Just speaking to my Gran today, and coincidently she mentioned travelling on a plane with backwards facing seats in, about 1950 to Austria from London. Any ideas on what that could have been?

The Japanese Air Force 744’s call “Japanese Airforce One” and “Two” respectively.

If you keep walking up the road away from Hattons Cross, towards T4, then you will come to a sort of triangular grass field. You will have walked under the approach to 27L, and the grass area positions you perfectly for photos, getting reg’s etc. for incoming aircraft on 27L
Do the staff at the station not mind you hanging about Hattons Cross?

Yeah, the BA 777 left from Luton to Japan, and came back into Heathrow at the end.

Why do they always use Luton for the football teams?