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KK0 KK0a BA Boeing 777 G-VIIW KK1 is this the old Beehive control tower ? Tom Singfield has sent me the link below that has pages of photos of Gatwick during several eras. Page 1 include the plans for the beehive including the tower and they seem to support the idea the above photo is in the Continue reading EGKK GATWICK ATC
TEE1 TEE2 TEE3 TEE4 Below, a large and comprehensive collection of photos showing TEE activities, sadly not dated. TEE5 TEE6 TEE7 TEE8 John Baker point out that this is the carcass of a Mediator suite TEE9 TEE10 TEE11 TEE12 TEE13 TEE14 TEE15 TEE16 TEE17 TEE18 TEE19 TEE20 TEE21 TEE22 TEE23 TEE24 TEE25 TEE26 TEE27 TEE28 Continue reading TEE Gatwick
Barry Davidson sent in this report describing the telecommunications at Gatwick in 1958. It captures very well the facilties installed at a well equipped airfield in the late 50s egkk-telecommunications-june-1958
LF0 Concorde G-AXDN Farnborough 9.74 (Meyrick Powell) LFOa Peter Hamer was an ATCO cadet sent to Farnborough for the Air Show in 1976. He wonders of anyone can identify the guy above in the red cap (second left) LF0b The recent pictures of Farnborough reminded me that we were sent there for the air show Continue reading EGLF FARNBOROUGH (formerly EGUF)
I’ve started a second Farnborough post because the first post has become rather large and complex. The trigger was a set of photos from Colin Fisher, whose late father, Jack Fisher, worked in Air Traffic Control at RAE Farnborough from 1947 to 1974. I’ve started with some general Farnborough material from Colin, followed by Continue reading Farnborough ATC Part 2
If anyone in these photos would like their faces obscured and/or their names removed just ask, its easy to do. Chris Morewood wonders if any has a photo of 110 ATCA course? Whats New in July 2026 Barry Winch has sent me a photo of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of 28 Cadet course graduation. Continue reading ATCO course photos
Military radar unit based at RNAS Stretton (HMS Blackcap) used by civil controllers in late 1940s to provide an ATC service over NW England. (RNAS Stretton was also a busy aerodrome see RNAS Stretton Tower. These two radar systems were both mobile aerials used at Antrobus. Type 15 AN1 Type 57 (Admiralty NT277T Trailer set Continue reading ANTROBUS
Used by the USAAF in WW2 as a Base Aircraft Depot and available to the USAF as a Strategic Air Command base. RAF Burtonwood all content supplied by Steve Balfour who says The (third) tower design was unusual and was a USA style affair. Most of the buildings were still there when Steve arrived at Continue reading RAF Burtonwood (EGOB)
Woodford aerodrome
More photos from Steve Balfour CB1 In 1933 Airwork opened the control tower and a wireless station, enabling distant communication with aircraft in the North and providing a homing service. Met and teleprinter services were available. Looking through the memoires of Eric Matthews he mentions that in 1936 Barton was the area control centre for Continue reading EGCB BARTON AERODROME