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Prestwick airport - Saturday

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

Is anyone going to see the planes at Prestwick Airport on Saturday? There are lots of old planes spending the weekend at Prestwick before they go to France for the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings.

Should be a good day out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I regularly attended the Scottish Air Show at Prestwick Airport in the 70s, it was a brilliant day out

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley


"I regularly attended the Scottish Air Show at Prestwick Airport in the 70s, it was a brilliant day out"

My uncle used to take me to the airshows then as well. I’ve been to Ayr for the airshows when they started up again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh cool... same here. I love airshows! Thanks for the tip.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didnt know it was on, Cheers Fiona we will take a run down i think

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

There’s no big air display. The planes are on the ground. Check out the Scottish international airshow for more details.

Say hi as I’ll be on my own.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm old enough to remember family trips to Prestwick to see the planes from the viewing gallery.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My uncle was a pilot and we'd go all over to the uk to the airshows. Don't have a memory of Prestwick ones but we'd even spend evenings just watching commercial jets take-off/land! He was my action man hero lol

Took me until my 40s to realise I was looking for a man like him hahah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm old enough to remember family trips to Prestwick to see the planes from the viewing gallery. "

I remember that too. Kept us kids quite for a wee while when waiting for the flight. In the good old days before the Internet and checking everything online you could end up seeing a lot planes if your flight was delayed!

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By *ouplefor funCouple
over a year ago

near kilmarnock

Hope to go along

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only place in the UK that Elvis landed on his way back from Germany for his plane to refuel , and if I mind correctly first Scottish airport to have Concorde land

Have great memories off that airport .

Think I could easily pop a long on Saturday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back in the 70s our school trips involved a day at Prestwick Airport and beach,you were lucky if you saw 2 planes take off or land while you were there.

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley


"Back in the 70s our school trips involved a day at Prestwick Airport and beach,you were lucky if you saw 2 planes take off or land while you were there.

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We had a school trip to Glasgow airport then a park fir our lunch. Nowadays kids expect Alton Towers.

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley


"Only place in the UK that Elvis landed on his way back from Germany for his plane to refuel , and if I mind correctly first Scottish airport to have Concorde land

Have great memories off that airport .

Think I could easily pop a long on Saturday "

The prototype for Concorde landed in 1972 and it became a training centre for Concorde pilots.

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

I live on the flight path so I’ve always been fascinated with planes. I’m sure my kids first words were Mum, Dad and plane lol.

Plenty men in uniform to see at the weekend too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Uncle, used to work at Glasgow Airport,he got us passes to be on the tarmac when Concorde landed in Glasgow around 1980. I’ve been on Concorde at the Scottish Museum of flight in North Berwick.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I will be in Kilmarnock this weekend so may go along. Will say hi if I see you x

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By *ouplefor funCouple
over a year ago

near kilmarnock

Any details about time and where to go etc is it disable friendly ???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes i'm going down on Sat. Got the day off and might as well. Chance to try out my new camera as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Prestwick also had the distinction of CIA charter flights passing through with Extraordinary Renditions on board before flying onto...

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley


"Any details about time and where to go etc is it disable friendly ???"

Check the Scotland international airshow site for details. It’s at Prestwick Airport so should be accessible.

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley


"My Uncle, used to work at Glasgow Airport,he got us passes to be on the tarmac when Concorde landed in Glasgow around 1980. I’ve been on Concorde at the Scottish Museum of flight in North Berwick."

I remember being at high school when it landed at Glasgow.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It landed on Sunday 11th October 1981, it was reported in the Paisley Advertiser

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I may be there too avid plane spotter here and have a trip to lossie in a few weeks been very lucky over the years to get access to many events and meet some great pilots, keep in touch with a spitfire pilot I met through work and had the opportunity of getting inside the cockpit at Glasgow airport a few years ago with the kids, hoping to get a few shows in this year around the uk

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By *vanabeusedTV/TS
over a year ago

somewhere

I live 2 miles away , that mean there will be a lot of talent in town ? X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Confirmed my place. Now do i wear my leather pilots jacket or not ? American style without all the patches...answers please

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Confirmed my place. Now do i wear my leather pilots jacket or not ? American style without all the patches...answers please"

Only if you want to look like an extra in top gun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well i'm way taller than Tom Cruise and balder than Val Kilmer...but what the Hell why not

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By *imbo57Man
over a year ago

kilmarnock ish

What time is any one going

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Will be there myself too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As the weather us looking wet in the afternoon heading down for 10:00Hrs by train and bus. Might as well get the sun for pictures. Say hi if you see me i'm the guy wearing an FBI baseball cap

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

Getting the train and should be there by 10.

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By *mmz123Man
over a year ago

Erskine

Always had a fascintion for aircraft so evantually join RAF and worked on them, mostly helicopters right enough. All good fun, you tend to forget the shitty bits

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By *ouplefor funCouple
over a year ago

near kilmarnock

I am here now are any of us going ti meet up ????

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

I was later in going down due to issues with the trains. Fortunately a fab friend came to my rescue and gave me lift.

Hope you enjoyed. There were some gorgeous American crewmen and some great vintage uniforms. Glad I made the effort to go.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was there for 10am and thankfully didn't get to wet. Was good to see these planes up close and hear some of their history...the stories they could tell.

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By *ouplefor funCouple
over a year ago

near kilmarnock

My dad jumpted out of a dakoto in 1944 xx

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

It is interesting to hear about the planes. Some of the Americans were gorgeous lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Airshows became extra fun when the pilots/servicemen started passing me their contact details

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was chatting away to a rather flirty lady who was a former WREN...I do love supporting our armed forces in or out of uniform.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was there with the organisers.. A fantastic rare gathering. Amazing that these aircraft are outlasting those that built them and those that currently own them after surviving the war. Cant beat living history.

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By *alcon43 OP   Woman
over a year ago

Paisley


"Was there with the organisers.. A fantastic rare gathering. Amazing that these aircraft are outlasting those that built them and those that currently own them after surviving the war. Cant beat living history. "

It was great to see them up close. These planes are outlasting the modern planes as well. Just a shame I won’t see them leave on Monday. Would be great to hear them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know.. Its quite amazing they were built at the rate of one every 8 minutes or something and only designed to last a couple of years of wartime activity yet they are still going strong. Some of the first big airbus A380s are already in the scrapyards in Mojave...

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