Classic Chimney Watching - (2 pix @ around 100kb)

WZ862 · Post by **WZ862** » 28 Jun 2006, 21:09

Thanks to a new aquaintance and his cupboard full of old stuff.
Look at the shadow in the second shot.

Copyright of Conrad E. Smith 1975 and 1976.

Sven

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 28 Jun 2006, 21:22

Where is this? Certainly an unusual viewpoint. Usually houses close to airports are owned by people who hate aircraft and aircraft noise

Post by **Garry Russell** » 28 Jun 2006, 21:29

Looks German

BEA 1-11 Pan Am 727 would fit that

Garry

WZ862 · Post by **WZ862** » 28 Jun 2006, 21:36

The information is right on front of you on the screen - evil hint, hint

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And so far you are both right. But they were times people living in the houses would have said that all the noise would be a small price to pay for freedom. Now that has changed a couple of years ago.

Sven

Post by **Garry Russell** » 28 Jun 2006, 21:42

Templehof?

Garry

WZ862 · Post by **WZ862** » 28 Jun 2006, 22:00

Yep. Berlin Tempelhof Central Airport or TCA at that time. I have clear childhood memories of planes rushing noisily and unexpected over my head giving me moments of panic when my mom and me came close to the airport on a shopping trips. Today you see a lot of bussiness aviation including the odd Boeing BBJ, two or three daily flights to Brussels (BAe 146) and Cologne (Fokker 100). And as long as the new Berlin International Airport (an extension to EDDB) isnt finished it will stay open.

Sven

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 28 Jun 2006, 22:10

Was going to say Tegel
- but obviously Berlin from the pan Am threeholer

Also explains why the chimmney sweep is non plussed

Leif

WZ862 · Post by **WZ862** » 29 Jun 2006, 10:11

Why were those Pan Am threeholers so typical for Berlin?

Sven

Post by **Garry Russell** » 29 Jun 2006, 10:14

Hi Sven

Pan Am based some there to operate German internal services.

BEA had One-Elevens without the flying Jack just Super One-Eleven on the tail base there for a while. (BEA Super One-Eleven Division)

Garry

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 29 Jun 2006, 10:41

To follow up on Garry's comment, German airlines were not allowed to fly to Berlin.