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PH0a dated 1962 from Barry Davidson
PHOb This Ferranti trials aircraft is a Buccaneer (S1 – XK 487) developing terrain following radar.
PH1 a Sunderland flypast over a collection of Tiger Moths, Harvards and Rapides, with a glider and winch in the distance. Maybe a Battle of Britain Day late 40s, early 50s?
PH1a photo from Ray Draper
PH1b photo from Sandy Sandford Cargo apron with old tower in back ground
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Kel Kirkland and Sandy Sandford (Black Jumper)
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Kel Kirkland and Sandy Sandford (Black Jumper)
the next 6 photos come from an envelope marked Edinburgh 1990.
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Steve Wilson and Christine
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Allan (Mitch) Mitchell Watch manager and ex LATCC
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Sandy Sandford has sent me some new photos and in the comments section has added some names to some of the photos above
some are of the old tower
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PH22 Air Desk old Tower
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PH24 GMC Old Tower
PH25 Lighting Desk old Tower
PH25a an older GMR picture
PH26 Sandy at APC RAD old Tower
Plus a collage of photos of the old tower interior
bottom right Sandy pointing out the procedural seperation between two inbounds on a night shift One for Rwy 25 and the other for Rwy 31.Top right controller is Rob McNab in the old tower. Middle right the shell of the old approach room after relocating to the new tower.
and some from the new tower
the shape of things to come
PH27 Apc Desk New Tower
PH28 Apc Room New Tower
PH29 Apc Room New Tower
PH30 inside the new VCR
atchistory 
You may not notice it but in the typewritten article just after PH0a. it mentions the ‘history’ of the VCR.
In the mid ’50s, Blackbushe was ‘riding high’ as the main alternate for Heathrow both for weather divs and for crew training by both BOAC and BEA; at the same time the US Navy established its main European base there and put forward plans to extend the runway to 10,000ft plus build a parallel 7,000ft runway, so the Ministry of Aviation upgraded the control tower by replacing its wartime VCR with a more modern one.
Then it was realised that the ‘new’ Gatwick airport was becoming a bit of a white elephant partly due to its poor weather record, so that same ministry decided to close Blackbushe in an effort to get the smaller independent operators to move to Gatwick.
Hence Blackbushe closed as a ‘government’ aerodrome on 31 May 1960, just 3 years after the VCR was installed, and the VCR was moved to Turnhouse instead.
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I was a visitor at turnhouse old tower in 1967/68 when a was an ATC cadet at AST Perth.still fresh memories of TRH/TALA/OE
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Re PH4
ATCA Dot?
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Front of Photo Rad2? Phil Lawless.
Behind him Mike Dawson.
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Mark MacKenzie-Smith
Happy Days!
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Edinburgh Turnhouse Audio and Slides from 1975 at
Bit rough, but enjoy!!
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Hi sandy hope you are keeping well
John Tierney ( now Glasgow still robing ) June 2020
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Hi John Still in Neston and like wise still “robbing” CEO of the Liverpool Removal Company” Can you find me on Facebook and we can re-establish contact Rgds Sandy (The Legend) Sandford
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Hi Sandy , if you look up shaw road , that’s me
On facetube , it’s the name of roll shop in prestwick, I’m still avoiding the polis ,
John T
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Hi sandy , will do hope you keeping ok ?
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Picture PH1a has a white one story building next to the old fire section.
That was RAF Turnhouse movements section, I really enjoyed my time there.
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Yep, Richard Jones in 12 & 13. Ron McNab pulling the catalogue pose in the collage. Both of them are still here 🙂
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re previous comment. Referring to young gent in PH 12 and 13
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Hi The young gent is Richard ?.
Can also be seen in LWD 23 working with Ted Bunn, (J)Gill Murphy CSC
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Great pics. I can remember when Mitch came to PH and on to the watch for training. Lots of wonderful memories from a great airport, like picking mushrooms on your morning inspection then frying them , and having them on toast for breakfast! And of course BOB P chasing me, or was I chasing him, round the inside of the tower! Hey Ho, those were the days, never to return.
Enjoying retirement after nearly 46years with the FIRM!
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Lovely pictures. I was very fortunate to spend 6 weeks OJT at Edinburgh in 1993 – a fantastic place to work. Mitch Mitchell did my initial interview and Sandy Sandford gave me loads of RT time at Edinburgh.
I’m coming up on 20 years valid at West Drayton and Swanwick and still remember those days like yesterday, thanks for all your help Sandy.
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Good to hear from you
Still training but with ATC cadets on Qualified Aerospace Instructor Course Boscombe Down Centre useing the RAF ATA simulators
We are looking for ATCO`s to join the team with the cadets if you know anybody that is interested please let me know
Sandy
Mitch passed away 2004/5 sadly missed
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Brought back a lot of memories Photo PH2 features kel Kirkland and myself Sandy Sandford (Black Jumper) PH3 the same whilst PH 4 features Steve Wilson and Christine PH 5 shows Allan (Mitch) Mitchell Watch manager and ex LATCC sadly passed on to the great Control Tower above
I will work on the other photos
Sandy Sandford ATCO retd EGPH 1977 to 2010
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Of course the cargo terminal was where the C17 was parked to fly the late Queens coffin to Northolt.
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