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Aircraft landing at Turnhouse, Edinburgh
Thompson, Dr. Gordon I., 1969, Slide transparency
Aircraft landing at Turnhouse, Edinburgh
Aircraft landing at Turnhouse, Edinburgh
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Item no
24569
Title
Aircraft landing at Turnhouse, Edinburgh
Description
A queue of traffic is stopped at red light signals next to a red and white painted shed on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Flying low overhead, a passenger aeroplane is coming in to land at the nearby airport.
Artist / maker
Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.
Date
1969
Size
2.3 x 3.5 cm
Type
Slide transparency
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Image is dated 15th June 1969.
According to the photograph source, in the early days of Edinburgh Airport, car traffic was routinely stopped on the road close to the airport when planes were coming in to land.
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Dr Gordon Thompson's record of Edinburgh
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