Boac Hatton Cross Part 2

A Memory of Heathrow Airport London.

TBA (tech block a) was a very large building so much so that people often got lost. There were four hangars East West North and South. In each hangar there was a technicl control and documents office which was reached by steps. There were two large lifts half way down the building with two smaller ones at the front. Down the centre of the building was a huge workshop. One end dealt with fridge cooling packs while at the other end (the front of the building) was the engine shop. I well remember the Rolls Royce Conways being worked on. On the 2nd and 3rd floors around the edge of the building were offices. By the large lifts on the south side was a stores which held radio spares for the workshop on the 4th floor which was at the front of the building. On the 4th floor at the rear was a canteen. On the 3rd floor in a corner was a telegraph office. At the front of the building on the 2nd floor was the engineering directors office. Finally on the roof was a HF radio station called SPEEDBIRD.

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