As a kid we used to go there for a get-together with the fire service, my dad was stationed at Heathrow airport. On one occasion the MPs chased my mum as she made her way across the live runway in our red Volvo estate! Were very polite 'maaam this is a live runway, please follow us', mum was terrified hahaha... The service man stationed there really looked after us kids. Presented us all with baseball gloves and bats. Then had a game in the baseball field they had set-up. Remember big aluminium dustbins full with ice and this fizzy grape juice (for the life of me do not know what it was called but man it was good), and Coca Cola. Steaks the size of my little head, and of course the protesters, all at the gates, that we had to drive past to enter. Thanks for the video, bought back some memories for me.
As a kid we used to go there for a get-together with the fire service, my dad was stationed at Heathrow airport. On one occasion the MPs chased my mum as she made her way across the live runway in our red Volvo estate! Were very polite 'maaam this is a live runway, please follow us', mum was terrified hahaha... The service man stationed there really looked after us kids. Presented us all with baseball gloves and bats. Then had a game in the baseball field they had set-up. Remember big aluminium dustbins full with ice and this fizzy grape juice (for the life of me do not know what it was called but man it was good), and Coca Cola. Steaks the size of my little head, and of course the protesters, all at the gates, that we had to drive past to enter. Thanks for the video, bought back some memories for me.
Security must have been lacking to drive on the runway! Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching 👍
Interesting little trip inside the tower.
Love models and those aircraft look incredible 😊
Great drone filming and music 👍👍
Definitely 💯 Thanks for watching 👍
They've made a nice job of that.
Great video Steve enjoyed this very interesting 👍
Thanks Hayley 😎👍
I've been here. It's on my home turf. I still remember when it was in use fascinating place history in the making.
Definitely a great piece of history!
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KC 97 Stratocruiser
Interesting, but they removed every single piece of the operational equipment.