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Mysteries seen from the air
On 8 Sep, 10:35, "dB" wrote:
I once heard that a building either at or near Croydon Airport has the word NO written on so as to advise pilots that they are not approaching Gatwick. There used to be a gasholder at South Harrow with NO painted on the side to indicate that it was near Northolt airfield and not on the approach to Heathrow. That was done after someone tried to land a 747 at Northolt. The gasholder still standing in Southall has an arrow and 'LH' marked on it for the same reason. ISTR being told someone did land a 707 at Northolt by mistake in the 1970's, and it had to be stripped of all non-essential components to make it light enough to take off again safely. Jon |
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