Historical Heathrow – some photos from our archives
17 June 2013We’ve been delving through our archives and uncovered some great old photographs, which we thought you might like to see.
We’ve also posted these on Pinterest, and hope you may be able to provide us with some more information or even stories about what has been captured in these historical shots.
Manchester
Control Tower North, 1950
Heathrow, 1955
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
3rd March 1966
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
1962
Apron Control
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow Tower, 1955-60
RADAR displays
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1965
Manchester, 1968
Heathrow Tower, 1955-60
Heathrow, 1955-60
Heathrow 1952.
Heathrow Tower, 1955-60
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17.06.2013
17:24
Steve Balfour
Nicky, the photograph captioned ‘Manchester 1968’ was definitely not taken at EGCC. It was either taken at LATCC West Drayton, or the CATC/EU at Hurn.
Great pictures and I hope you post some more.
17.06.2013
18:28
Nicky Hirst
Social Media & Community ManagerThanks Steve I have added your comments to the picture on Pinterest as that is where we are hoping people will visit and comment so we can collect anecdotes and facts.
18:28
Nicky Hirst
Social Media & Community Manager18.06.2013
17:34
Keith. Peers
Hi. Great. Read.
10.03.2014
14:03
Martin Howard
Interesting, thank you. It would be nice to see also some pictures of the airfield in 1952. I visited Heathrow with a local boys group from Dartford on 19 July 1952 and recall seeing the Comet, which had on 2 May 1952 completed the first jet passenger flight to Johannesburg. Heathrow must have been quite small then, unlike when I last left Heathrow in 2012.
12.03.2014
13:36
Nicky Hirst
Social Media & Community ManagerThanks for sharing your recollections Martin. Yes Heathrow has certainly grown since 1952. If I find any pictures of the airfield dating that far back I will certainly add them for you. In the meantime, you may want to read another of our blogs which takes you behind the scenes at Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 https://www-aero-nats.m-w.site/blog/2013/09/a-sneak-peek-at-heathrow-terminal-2/
13:36
Nicky Hirst
Social Media & Community Manager21.06.2016
15:03
Jean Knowles
My Dad used to work for BOAC in the 50s – we used to go and collect him from the front of some of those semi-circle corregated huts on the Bath Road where it passes by Sipson. This was before the central buildings and tunnel were erected. Also, previously, my Mum was Sir D’Albiac’s secretary, and she was in Miss London Airport and came 3rd in about 1947 – do you know where might I get some photos, please?