CL44
Well-Known Member
I am sitting in my office here at BHX and am wondering about what the record is for "Heavies" on the ground at BHX at any one time is.
I have a photo on the wall which shows 2 x VS 742 and 2 x BA 742 on the main terminal at the same time (obviously a diversion day down south). I can remember the Euro 96 championship where we had 3 x Corsair 747's on the ground at once and I think we also had 2 x Martinair MD11's on the deck at the same time (one of which was tech). So that makes 5 x heavies at once. Can anyone remember a day when we had more than 5 at once?
To keep it fair I would suggest within the time the new terminal was open (which was 1984 if my memory is right). This avoids the well known diversion days when LHR was closed and we saw so much metal on the ground you could hardly see the terminal.
I am trying to think about the G8 conference when we had 2 x Japanese 744's 1 x AF1 1 x Canadian CC150 (A310) as well as an Air Transat L1011. This still only comes up with 5 on the deck at the same time.
Further to this when we had the Jag/Ford charters coming in I can remember one day when we had 2 (or 3) 74F's as well as 1 x DC10F and 1 x IL76 on the ground on the same day (but not at the same time.
Can anyone help me with this one?
I have a photo on the wall which shows 2 x VS 742 and 2 x BA 742 on the main terminal at the same time (obviously a diversion day down south). I can remember the Euro 96 championship where we had 3 x Corsair 747's on the ground at once and I think we also had 2 x Martinair MD11's on the deck at the same time (one of which was tech). So that makes 5 x heavies at once. Can anyone remember a day when we had more than 5 at once?
To keep it fair I would suggest within the time the new terminal was open (which was 1984 if my memory is right). This avoids the well known diversion days when LHR was closed and we saw so much metal on the ground you could hardly see the terminal.
I am trying to think about the G8 conference when we had 2 x Japanese 744's 1 x AF1 1 x Canadian CC150 (A310) as well as an Air Transat L1011. This still only comes up with 5 on the deck at the same time.
Further to this when we had the Jag/Ford charters coming in I can remember one day when we had 2 (or 3) 74F's as well as 1 x DC10F and 1 x IL76 on the ground on the same day (but not at the same time.
Can anyone help me with this one?