TALES FROM THE LOGBOOK... SPOTTING FROM THE 'QUEENS BUILDING'

摘要

Heathrow Airport was a wondrous place to a young spotter with its sheer number and variety of aircraft and airlines that could be seen in a single day. The first time I spent a full day there was on Wednesday April 11, 1984. The chosen location to watch the action was the viewing terrace on the 'Queens Building; which had a good view of the western part of the airport and approaches. At that time, it overlooked part of the aprons and piers of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (later this would be restricted to just the latter). Across the southerly runway Terminal 4 was under construction. The terrace was close to the aircraft and there were no fences or glass to impede photography and with an aviation bookshop, cafe and toilets available the whole day could be spent on this lofty perch.