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Re: Turnhouse Airport - did a road cross the runway?
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Jim Mason
May 11, 2009, 2:11:20 PM5/11/09
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In article <a6OdnQ1NY6kKg5XX...@bt.com>,
philip...@talk21.com says...
> Someone has posted a question to the Edinphoto website asking about a
> road that crossed the runway, and on which there were traffic lights
> and warning signs.
>
> http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_edinburgh_airport.htm#02_simon_capaldi
>
> I remember being taken in our car by my father to a road where it was
> possible to see aircraft taking off over one's head, and saw the
> 'Comet' there (unfortunately I can't remember exactly when but it was
> when the Comet was still fairly new (?late 60s), and not yet regarded
> as a safety risk).
>
> It is my faint recollection that there were indeed traffic lights,
> warning signs and fencing there and that it was very near the main
> runway, crossing the flight path at some stage, if not the actual
> runway itself. Does anyone else have any info about the exact
> circumstances here, or any recollections or pictures of the place at
> that time?
philip...@talk21.com says...
> Someone has posted a question to the Edinphoto website asking about a
> road that crossed the runway, and on which there were traffic lights
> and warning signs.
>
> http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_edinburgh_airport.htm#02_simon_capaldi
>
> I remember being taken in our car by my father to a road where it was
> possible to see aircraft taking off over one's head, and saw the
> 'Comet' there (unfortunately I can't remember exactly when but it was
> when the Comet was still fairly new (?late 60s), and not yet regarded
> as a safety risk).
>
> It is my faint recollection that there were indeed traffic lights,
> warning signs and fencing there and that it was very near the main
> runway, crossing the flight path at some stage, if not the actual
> runway itself. Does anyone else have any info about the exact
> circumstances here, or any recollections or pictures of the place at
> that time?
Can I take the liberty in cross-posting this to central Scotland airport
groups where you might well get a definitive answer?
Jim
Phil Wilson
May 11, 2009, 2:34:43 PM5/11/09
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Looks like it's alrready there.
Cheers
Phil
Jim Mason
May 11, 2009, 3:48:35 PM5/11/09
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In article <tc6dnUoYRrIl8pXX...@bt.com>,
philip...@talk21.com says...
> Looks like it's alrready there.
philip...@talk21.com says...
> Looks like it's alrready there.
It is now!
Jim
Jim Mason
May 11, 2009, 5:05:55 PM5/11/09
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In article <Xns9C08DB28A856...@194.247.47.119>, m...@privacy.net
says...
> Yes even my Edinburgh A to Z shows roads coming to dead ends each side of
> the boundary.
says...
> Yes even my Edinburgh A to Z shows roads coming to dead ends each side of
> the boundary.
Indeed. I believe there is photographic eveidence in the public domain. I
will seek out the link.
Halmyre
May 12, 2009, 2:38:32 AM5/12/09
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On 11 May, 22:05, Jim Mason <_...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <Xns9C08DB28A8564niceguyonzet...@194.247.47.119>, m...@privacy.net
> In article <Xns9C08DB28A8564niceguyonzet...@194.247.47.119>, m...@privacy.net
There's a relevant photograph here:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1052357
--
Halmyre
Phil Wilson
May 12, 2009, 3:47:57 AM5/12/09
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Excellent stuff. Thanks.
Cheers,
Phil
Jim Mason
May 12, 2009, 4:37:41 AM5/12/09
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In article <79187113-a570-44d4-be7f-d348417ce727
@o30g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>, flashgord...@yahoo.com says...
@o30g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>, flashgord...@yahoo.com says...
That is the one!
scott wright
Jun 3, 2009, 7:40:58 AM6/3/09
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sorry if it's been answered my mum said that it crossed the runway from the
crash gate at almond bank
crash gate at almond bank
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