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Diorama Adhesive Base 1:144 scale - London Gatwick 1/144 scale
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KWB144-517 London Gatwick.

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KWB144-517- London Gatwick (With Aircraft)

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Diorama Adhesive Base 1:144 scale - London Heathrow 1/144 scale
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KWB144-516 London Heathrow.

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KWB144-516- London Heathrow Airport

Early Days and the inter-war period

Today, one of the worlds major airports, and the largest of the six airports surrounding London. Initially the site was located near the village of Heathrow and was known by several titles; the Great West Aerodrome, Heathrow Aerodrome (due to the nearby hamlet of Heathrow), or Harmondsworth Aerodrome (due to it being located in the civil parish of Harmondsworth). In 1928, the Fairey Aviation Company Ltd had been given notice to leave its test facility at nearby Northolt and it was deemed that the land around Heathrow (village) was ideal as a replacement site. In 1929, Fairey purchased areas of farmland close by, with construction of the airfield beginning the same year.

The airfield was opened in June 1930 initially as Harmondsworth Aerodrome with the name later switching to The Great West Aerodrome, or alternatively, Heathrow Aerodrome. At this point all UK international traffic was handled by the now long defunct Croydon Airport. Fairey planned to use the site as a manufacturing base as well as a test facility although in the event, production stayed at their main factory at Hayes which was located nearby. Fairey did however sponsor annual fly-ins for the Royal Aeronautical Society between 1935 and 1939, and in 1935 the first airshow was held at Heathrow, the name which was, by this time, becoming more commonly used. The onset of the Second World War resulted in the last airshow being held in May 1939.

The Second World War

Interestingly, Heathrow was only used as a satellite airfield, mainly for RAF Northolt, during the war period with no actual units or squadrons being permanently based there. Fairey however were still hoping to relocate production from Hayes to Heathrow and additional land was bought in 1943 in planned anticipation. As mentioned earlier, this never eventually happened as in 1944 the (then) Air Ministry requisitioned the site from Fairey using wartime powers legislation with the cover story being that site would be ideal for stationing long range bombers and transport aircraft. In fact, the actual truth was that it was planned to develop the facility into London's new international airport following the war. Bitterly, Fairey Aviation was forced move its flight test operations to Heston Aerodrome where it remained until 1947 before moving to White Waltham. For this upheaval, Fairey only received compensation in 1964.

In 1944, areas surrounding the airfield including farms, housing and roads, were requisitioned and construction was begun.

Post war

The following two years saw the site extensively redeveloped and after transference from Air Ministry control to the Ministry of Civil Aviation in January 1946, London Airport, as it was now known, was officially opened to commercial flights in May of the same year, although it must be mentioned that the first international flight into London Airport was a Lockheed 049 Constellation of Brazilian airline Panair in April, with a joint service between BOAC and Qantas also being operated around this time. The rest of the decade saw London Airport continue to expand and develop with new runways and building being constructed. More runways were added during the early 1950s bringing a total of six.

On February 6th 1952, HRH King George VI passed away. Whilst they were staying in Kenya as part of an ongoing tour to Australia and New Zealand, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were informed of the Kings death. The following day, Princess Elizabeth arrived at London Airport aboard (Royal Flight) Canadair Argonaut G-ALHK Atalanta as HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1955, the Europa (now Terminal 2) and Queens Buildings were opened. These were the first of the major buildings, with the latter providing office space. Both incorporated roof gardens. During the same year a new control tower was opened replacing the old wartime structure. In addition, the Europa Building was renamed as Building 1 Europa, whilst an extension was built onto this and named Building 2 Britannic. A new check-in facility was opened in Kensington for BEA flights from London Airport, passengers being transported by BEA-marked AEC Routemaster buses towing baggage trailers. This building was known as the West London Air Terminal.

As air traffic began to increase towards the end of the 1950s, BEA Helicopters began to operate commuter flights to and from destinations between the airport and the city.

The '60s

In 1961, extension work was carried out on Runway 10R bringing it to 11,000 ft in total length, and in November of the same year, Building 3 Oceanic was opened for long-haul passengers. In 1965 the airport was passed over from the soon to be disbanded Ministry of Aviation to the newly established British Airports Authority.

In 1966, London Airport was renamed Heathrow Airport.

In 1968, Terminal 1 was opened, (formerly opened by HRH Queen Elizabeth II in 1969), to handle short-haul flights and was the largest short-haul terminal in Europe. At the same time, Building 1 Europa and Building 2 Britannic were merged as one to become Terminal 2, or The Queen's Terminal. Building 3 Oceanic was also renamed as Terminal 3, and a new cargo terminal was built, connected to Terminals 1, 2 and 3 via the Heathrow Cargo Tunnel.

The 1970s, 80s, 90s and further expansion

In 1970, Terminal 3 was enlarged with the construction of a new arrivals building and moving walkways were added. Runways 10/28R and 10/28L (now 09L/27R and 09R/27L) were lengthened to allow for large aircraft such as the new Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10. At this time other runways were closed apart from Runway 23 which allowed for crosswind landings. This would would itself be closed in 2005 to eventually become a taxiway.

On January 1 1974, The West London Air Terminal closed its check-in facility, although the building still remained operational for Heathrow passengers until 1979 with the aforementioned bus service operating between the two destinations until then. The London Underground network adjoining Heathrow to the City of London was extended and between 1975 and 1977 passengers could connect directly with the city via Hatton Cross station using the Piccadilly Line.

By the turn of the 1980s it was evident that further improvement and expansion of Heathrow would be need to accommodate the sheer number of passengers transiting the airport every year. A new terminal, to be named Terminal 4 was proposed. This would be connected to Terminals 2 and 3 via the Heathrow Cargo Tunnel and would be opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales on April 1 1986. Construction of a tube connection to Terminal 4 beginning in 1984, was opened on April 12 1986 and adjoined the existing network. Also in 1986, the final phase of the M25 motorway was opened by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and allowed a direct vehicular motorway link to the airport.

On April 20 1984, Heathrow suffered a terrorist attack when a bomb exploded in the baggage area of Terminal 2, injuring 23 people. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the now defunct anarchist far-left group The Angry Brigade Resistance Movement. However, it is thought more credible that the incident was down to Libyan-backed terrorists due to that firstly, Terminal 2 was used by Libyan Arab Airlines, and secondly that the event took place three days after the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy in London.

In 1994, Heathrow suffered another terrorist incident when between March 9 and 13, the airport was targeted by the Provisional IRA using crude "home made" mortar bombs. A total of twelve rounds were fired, the first attack on March 9 consisted of five rounds and was carried out from the nearby Forte Excelsior Hotel, although all of these failed to detonate. The second attack took place on March 11 when four rounds were fired at the airport from a nearby wood. Again, no rounds exploded. The final incident occurred on March 13 when previously buried mortars were discovered, but again, did not detonate.

By now, Heathrow was handing some 30 to 40 million passengers a year and it was clear that even with the vast facilities available, more was needed. Proposals for a new terminal building were first raised in 1989, and after much consultation and public inquiry, in May 1997 plans were laid down for a new building named Terminal 5, to be built. The following year, the Heathrow Express was completed and this provided passengers a direct link to Paddington Station in London as part of the Great Western Main Line.

Into the 21st Century

From 2000 onwards, the history and continued evolution of Heathrow Airport is rather complex, with improvements and/or new buildings added or existing buildings demolished to make way for updated structures.

Construction of Terminal 5 was begun in September 2002 and involved the re-routing of sections of the Longford and Duke of Northumberland's Rivers, plus alterations to the Western Perimeter Road and A3044 dual carriageway. A new underground link was also provided for this new terminal with the line at Terminal 4 being closed whilst this work was carried out. Terminals 1 and 3 underwent improvement with an extension being built to the former and the latter incorporating the new Pier 6 to allow for the upcoming introduction of the Airbus A380 airliner which made its maiden test flight into Heathrow on May 18 2006.

By early 2008, Terminal 5 was complete and was opened by HRH Queen Elizabeth II on March 14 of that year, with the terminal opening to passengers on March 27. The first Singapore Airlines passenger A380 flight arrived from Singapore on March 18. The aircraft, 9V-SKA ,was scrapped in November 2019. Construction of Terminal 2B also began in 2008. The Queens Building dating from 1955 was demolished in 2009 and British Airways relocated their operations from Terminal 4 to Terminal 5, with Terminal 5C officially opening in June 2011. The original Terminal 2 was closed in 2009 and was demolished the following year, with a the first phase of new Terminal 2 opening in June 2014. In June 2015, Terminal 1 was closed for demolition to make way for the second phase enlargement of (the new) Terminal 2 which was completed in 2019.

Today, the airport continues to be one of the worlds major and busiest hubs, handling millions of people and thousands of flights each year. Practically every country in the world operates to, from or through Heathrow airport. Naturally, it would be a time consuming process to name every airline or carrier that has used Heathrow, but a selection from today and past years appears as follows:

British Airways, BOAC, British European Airways, British Caledonian, British Midland International, Flybe, British Eagle, British Mediterranean Airways, British South American Airways, Hunting-Clan Air Transport, BKS Air Transport, British Airways Helicopters, BEA Helicopters, Air UK, Virgin Atlantic, Manx Airlines, Panair, Etihad Airways, Air India, Ethiopian Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Air Algerie, KLM, Pan American World Airways, TWA, Turkmenistan Airlines, Iberia, Air Astana, Delta, Air New Zealand, Qantas, Gulf Air, Middle East Airlines (MEA), Azerbaijan Airlines, Eurowings, Eva Air, Thai Airways, Royal Brunei, Vueling, Aer Lingus, Germanwings, Tarom, Egypt Air, Avianca, Tarom, Brussels Airlines, Air China, Air Canada, Emirates, Royal Air Maroc, Qatar Airways, American Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, United Airlines, SAS- Scandinavian Airline System, Vietnam Airlines, Lufthansa, Jet Airways, Finnair, Biman Bangladesh, Air Serbia, Cathay Pacific, Saudia, Philippine Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Arik Air, TAP Portugal, Kuwait Airways, South African Airways, Aeroflot, Air Mauritius, Croatia Airlines, Kenya Airways, Aeromexico, Air France, LOT Polish Airlines, Oman Air, Alitalia, Icelandair, Austrian Airlines, Asiana, Japan Airlines, Air Malta, Tunis Air, El Al, Iran Air, Bulgaria Air, Uzbekistan Airlines, ANA, China Eastern, Nigeria Airways, Cyprus Airways, Olympic Airlines, Sabena, Air Jamaica, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, Cityjet, Libyan Arab Airlines and AirBridgeCargo.

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KWM144-516- London Heathrow (with aircraft)

KWM144-516- London Heathrow (dimension diagram)

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Diorama Adhesive Base 1:144 scale - Norwich Airport 1/144 scale
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KWB144-515 Norwich Airport.

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KWB144-515- Norwich Airport

Beginnings and the first Norwich Airport

Initially a British Army cavalry training ground, RFC Mousehold Heath was established on the site and was home to a number of Royal Flying Corps units; Nos 18, 37, 85 and 117 Squadrons. In April 1918, RFC Mousehold Heath became RAF Mousehold Heath, and following the war, Boulton & Paul Ltd took over the site as a test facility, although it should be noted that they had been present there during the conflict.

During the latter half of the 1920s, the Norwich and Norfolk Aero Club was established and from 1933, four grass landing strips were built forming the basic infrastructure of the first Norwich Airport, although by the beginning of the Second World War, use of the site had been reduced although it remained operational as an airfield up to the 1950s when it was redeveloped into the Heartsease Housing Estate.

RAF Horsham St. Faith and RAF operations

In 1939, a new airfield was constructed at nearby Horsham St. Faith, and opened on June 1st 1940 as RAF Horsham St. Faith. During the early part of the war it became home to a number of squadrons; Nos.19, 21, and 66 flying the Spitfire I, No. 105 Squadron flying the Mosquito IV, and Nos. 18, 21, 107, 110, 114, and 139 Squadrons, flying the Blenheim IV, with the exception of No. 139 Squadron which switched to the Mosquito IV in 1942. In 1945, the base became home to No 65 Squadron operating the Mustang III and IV and the de Havilland Hornet F.1.

The United States Army Air Force arrives

In the autumn of 1942, Horsham St. Faith began to be used firstly by USAAF ground units and then shortly after and briefly by the 319th Bombardment Group (Medium) operating B-26 Marauders. The 319th quickly departed then they were reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force and moved to Saint-Leu in Algeria.

It wasn't until April 1943 that the next USAAF unit, the 56th Fighter Group arrived comprising the 61st, 62nd and 63rd Fighter Squadrons flying the P-47 Thunderbolt. Again, occupation of Horsham was short-lived. Work had started on expanding the base for USAAF heavy bomber use and so the 56th FG relocated to RAF Halesworth in Suffolk in July. This was a move which was not entirely well-received by 56th FG personnel due to the relative comfort afforded by facilities and conditions at Horsham when compared to those at Halesworth.

In January 1944, the 458th Bombardment Group (Heavy) arrived with their B-24 Liberators and comprised the 752nd, 753rd, 754th and 755th Bomb Squadrons. Offensive combat operations began the following month. The 458th BG remained at Horsham until July 1945 when they returned to the United States.

Post war and a return to the RAF

That same month, the base was returned to Royal Air Force command and over the next twenty or so years, became home to a number of RAF squadrons; No 23 Squadron flying Vampire NF. 10's (1955-56), Canberra's (1956-57), Venom NF. 3's and Javelin FAW. 4/FAW. 7 (1958-60). No. 34 Squadron (1949-51) on flying target duties. No. 65 Squadron (1946) flying Spitfire LF. XVIe's and Hornet F. 1's. No. 74 Squadron (1946-50) equipped with Meteor F. 3's and F. 4's. No. 118 Squadron (1945-46) with Mustang III's. No. 141 Squadron (1955-56) flying Venom NF. 3's. No. 228 Squadron (1959-64) Bristol Sycamore HR. 14's and Westland Whirlwind HAR. 2, 4 and 10's. No. 245 Squadron (1946-55) operating Meteor F. 3's, F. 4's and F. 8's. Nos. 257 and 263 Squadrons (1947-50) flying the same Meteor variants as No. 245 Squadron. No. 275 Squadron (1957-59) with Bristol Sycamore HR. 14's and Westland Whirlwind HAR. 2's and HAR. 4's. No. 307 (Polish) Squadron (1945-46) operating Mosquito NF. 30's and last but not least, No. 695 (1945-49) on target duties. A number of other wide and varied ground and training units were also stationed at Horsham during these years.

Operations at Horsham St. Faith began to wind down from 1963 with the RAF finally departing the base in March 1967.

Civilian use

Following RAF use, the site was bought by Norwich City and County Councils and was redeveloped for civilian use. Two of Horsham's three original runways were closed with only the third being utilised. This was due to the runway location and direction which avoided flights overflying nearby residential areas. Norwich Airport finally opened in 1971, with charter flights beginning that year, a common operator being Air Anglia, although during the earlier years, only prop-driven aircraft operated from the site. As the years progressed, increased income allowed the airport to be expanded with the addition of a second control tower, although some of the original pre-war and WW2 building still survive, but have been converted for other uses.

Norwich is home to the City of Norwich Aviation Museum, with a number of static aircraft exhibits both military and civilian, along with an extensive archive and display documenting the history of the airport.

Destinations from Norwich do (or have) include(d); Amsterdam, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Exeter, Rhodes, Palma, Manchester, Tenerife, Alicante, Málaga, Menorca, Ibiza, Heraklion, Corfu, Bourgas, Crete, Bergamo, Paphos, Jersey, Lapland, and Dalaman.

A number of airlines and organisations have, and do use the airport over the years; Air Atlantique, HM Coast Guard, KLM and KLM Cityhopper, Flybe, Bristow Helicopters, Germania, Eastern Airways, Transavia France, S7 Airlines, Skydrift, Loganair, Borajet, Saxonair, Lufthansa, SAS Link, Sky Leasing, AlpAvia, Sunwing, European Air Charter, International Jet Management, Globe Air, New World Aviation, Air Service Liège, Channel Jets, Ryanair, TUI and TUIfly, Royal Air Force, CHC Scotia, Azorra Aviation, British Airways, Army Air Corps, Syphax Airlines, JS Aviation, Arcus Air, Titan Airways, German Airways, Set Air, NyxAir, Specsavers Aviation, Air Charter Scotland, Platoon Aviation, Tus Airways, Zenith Aviation UK, The Little Jet Company, Air Malta, Air Anglia, Air Hamburg, East Anglian Air Ambulance, Airwing AS, NHV Helicopters, BAE Systems, Edelweiss Air, SMBC Aviation, Eatis Flight Academy, WAB Air Ltd, Swiss Airlines, FAI Rent-A-Jet, Condor, Time Air, ProAir Aviation, Alba Star, E-Aviation, Viva Aerobus, Nordwind Airlines, Chorus Aviation, Star Wings, Braathens Regional Airlines, Qatar Airways, Padaviation, Cavok Aviation, Blue Islands, SUN-AIR, Swedish Coast Guard, Andrewsfield Aviation, Eurowings, Airlift, Premier Flight Training, DRF Luftrettung, NHV Helicopters, CHC Helicopters, FAI Flight Ambulance, Falcon Flying Services, AIR X Charter, Emily Aviation, Tesla Aviation, Helicentre Aviation, Babcock Mission Critical Services, Goshawk Aviation, Flying Time Aviation, Quick Jet Air Charter, Leading Edge Aviation, JOTA Aviation, Acrobat, Netjets Europe, Icelandair, Pioneer Aircraft Leasing, Jarden Corporation, Pobeda, Speedwings, Draken Europe, Exxaero Europe, L3 Harris Airline Academy, Go 2 Aviation, Twin Jet, Wiking Helikopter Service, Nomad Aviation, Solid Rock Aviation, JetNetherlands, A-Aviation, Aer Lingus Regional, Children's Air Ambulance, Air Corsica, Clifton Aviation, Bahrain Defence Force, Wilmington Trust Company, Global Jet Luxembourg, Bioflight, Capital Air Services, 2Excel Aviation, Initium Aviation, Lycoair, Air Moldova, AMAC Aerospace, Nordica, Great Dane Airlines, Aeromexico, LaMia, Arik Air, Belgian Air Force, Dubai Air Wing, Alliance Airlines, Falko Regional Aircraft, Jet2, DC Aviation Malta, Vistajet, Thomas Cook, El Al, Enter Air, Bombardier, Air Baltic, CityJet, JoinJet, Tyrol Air Ambulance, Corendon Dutch Airlines, JCB, Miami Air International, Links Air, GainJet Aviation, GOL Transportes Aéreos, TACV Cabo Verde Airlines, Summit Air, Xclusive Jet Charters, SATA, Jeju Air, NHV Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen, Mjet, Lauda, Austrian Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Niki, Ukraine International, Freebird Airlines, Modern Logistics, Bluebird Cargo, Fred Olsen Airtransport, Salvamento Maritimo, Orsted, Atlas Air Service, Jet Key, LEVEL, Iberia Express, Easyjet, Air Berlin, Air CM Global, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Bond Air Services, Air Iceland Connect, Icelandic Coast Guard, Primera Air Nordic, Aurigny, Atlantic Airways, SprintAir, Cello Aviation, Queen Air, Adria Airways Switzerland, West Atlantic UK, Gama Aviation, WOW Air, ASL Airlines, TAG Aviation UK, BMI Regional, Alitalia, Jet Airways, Air Peace, EIE Eagle, Republic Airlines, T'Way Air, Red Wings, Thomson Airways, FlyDubai, Aurora, Luxair, Rossiya, Empire Test Pilots School, Slovak Government, Ukraine Helicopters, Tajik Air, Air Niugini, Denim Air, GB Helicopters, United States Air Force, Aldus Aviation, Canadian Helicopters, Intersky, KalStar Aviation, Air France, La Compagnie, SF Airlines, Nouvelair Tunisie, Niger Government, Netherlands Government, Balkan Holidays (BH) Air, SMBC Aviation Capital, Mid East Jet, Small Planet Airlines, Techair London, Pegasus, Air Dolomiti, Silk Way Helicopter Services, ACM Air Charter, AtlasJet Ukraine, Flynas, DiscoveryAir, Saratov Airlines, Dancopter, Azman Air, Mistral Air, Privilege Style, First Air, Orbest, Aero Contractors,
Dynamic Aviation, Aerospeed Ltd, UTair Aviation, bmibaby, Montenegro Airlines, Nok Air, Europe Air Post, Asian Express, MyJet, Gambia Bird, Transaero, JetLite, Yakutia Airlines, Ju-Air, Air Traffic, Orenair, Brit Air, Aurela, BelAir, Hangar 8, Danish Navy, Castle Air, RAK Airways, Flairjet, Challenge Air, Monarch Airlines, Eagles Airlines, First Choice Airways, Allegiant Air, Charter Air Ltd, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Sky Taxi, CSA Czech Airlines, Aegean Airlines, HOLIDAYS Czech Airlines, Sterling Helicopters, SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance, Mesaba Airlines, AirUK, Reckitt & Colman, Grand New, and BAC Express. Undoubtedly, this list is not exhaustive.

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KWB144-515 - Norwich Airport (with aircraft)

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KWB144-514 Terminal 2 Manchester Airport.

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KWB144-514- Manchester Airport/Manchester International Airport/Ringway Airport.

Beginning and early days

What is now Manchester Airport traces its ancestry back to the 1930s. Construction of Ringway Airport as it was formerly known, in 1935, and the site partially opened in June 1937 before becoming fully operational in June 1938, officially opening with an air pageant to mark the occasion. The first scheduled flight to take off from Ringway was a KLM Douglas DC-2 bound for Amsterdam. KLM was, at this time, the only international airline to use Ringway.

The Second World War and 1950s

In 1939, the airport was expanded by the construction of a Royal Air Force satellite station to the north east for flying training and parachute training use, and was named as RAF Ringway becoming operational in early 1940. No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF was the first squadron based there and No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF became active in June of the same year. The latter was responsible for training agents of the SOE (Special Operations Executive) to jump.

Also based at Ringway was No. 14 Ferry Pilot Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary responsible for the 'delivery to unit' of aircraft built, repaired or modified by Fairey Aviation and Avro both of which also occupied large facilities at the base, and built Fairey Battles, Fulmars and Barracudas, along with Bristol Beaufighter's, Handley Page Halifax bombers and Avro York transports. Ringway was also instrumental in the development of prototypes of the Avro Ringway, Lancaster and Lincoln bomber. A large number of units were based at Ringway over the course of the war. Nos 4, 78, 253, 264, 296 and 663 Squadrons and numerous other units were located there. In 1939 No. 613 (City of Ringway) Squadron operated from the base and then again post war flying Supermarine Spitfires and later, de Havilland Vampires as part of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

After the war and into the first half of the 1950s, the facility started to introduce civilian traffic once more, with initially, pleasure flights being operated by Airviews Ltd. In 1946, Air France commenced services from Ringway, and in 1953, Sabena Belgian World Airlines began trans-Atlantic flights from Ringway to New York flying Douglas DC-6Bs, along with British European Airways and Dan-Air also operating services. In 1957, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force disbanded its squadrons and RAF Ringway was closed and came totally under civilian use as a cargo and maintenance hub.

In 1958, construction began of what would become Terminal 1, with a number of existing buildings from the RAF Ringway era being demolished to make way for this new facility. The main runway was also extend to 7000 ft allowing longer range aircraft to land at the airport. Terminal 1 opened towards the end of 1962.

The 1960s and 1970s

Throughout the first half of the 1960s air traffic began to build at Ringway, with airlines large and small using the facility. Among regular users during the '60s were; Austrian Airlines, Dan-Air, Falcon Airways, Martins Air Charter, Air Safaris, Autair International, Aer Lingus, Air Afrique, Balair, British European Airways (BEA), BKS Air Transport, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), Braathens SAFE, British Eagle, Caledonian, Channel Airways, British United Airways, El Al, KLM, Swissair, Union De Transports Aeriens (UTA), Britannia Airways, British Midland, British Westpoint, Canadian Pacific, Transglobe, Olympic, Invicta, Luxair, Cambrian Airways, Compagnie Air Transport, Air Ferry, and Seaboard World Airlines. This is not including minor operators or operators that made fleeting visits or flights that were diverted. A number of European air forces as well as the USAF and RCAF made visits or stop-off flights to Ringway too. 1970 saw the first flight into Ringway of a BOAC Boeing 747. This was the first wide body airliner to land at the facility, and heralded the beginning of a new era. Ringway had now become a truly global airport. In 1968, work on the M56 motorway was started and a link to Ringway Airport was built by 1972.

In 1975, the airport was renamed as Manchester International Airport, replacing the original Ringway name. The name would change again in 1986, when it simply became Manchester Airport. Also by this time, the airport had expanded greatly, and in fact, the complex straddled the county border across into Cheshire.

The 1970s also saw the expansion of greater air traffic and more carriers using the site; Balkan Bulgarian, Wardair Canada, BEA Channel Islands Airways, Monarch Airlines, Air Spain, Aero Spacelines, Air Canada, SAS Scandinavian, World Airways, Court Line, Skyways International, Kestrel Aviation, Lufthansa, Northeast Airlines, Spantax, Cyprus Airways, Aeroflot, Alidair, British Airtours, Fred Olsen, British Airways, Iberia, Pacific Western, Trans International, QANTAS, Air Malta, British West Indies Airways (BWIA), East African Airways, Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT), British Caledonian, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), South African Airways, Air Kilroe, Iran Air, Korean Air Lines, Laker, Malaysian Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Trans European Airways (TEA). Manchester International had become one of the busiest UK-based airport hubs outside of Heathrow.

The 1980s

The 1980s saw further expansion and improvement. As has been mentioned, the 'International' moniker was ditched in favour of Manchester Airport in 1986. Also in the same year, the World Freight Terminal was opened. This served only cargo and freight flights and included storage facilities, office and warehouse space and also three maintenance hangars, with facilities for over one hundred freight transport companies. In 1988, it was decided that a second terminal would be required to handle the huge volumes of traffic going through the airport, and in 1989, Terminal 1A Domestic as it was then known, was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales.

The 1980s saw further carriers operating to and from the airport; CP Air, Inex Adria, Air Ecosse, Air Europe, Air UK, Aviaco, Aviogenex, Executive Express, Guernsey Airlines, Interflug, Kar-Air, Nor-Fly Charter, Orion Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Icelandair, Transportes Aereos Portugueses (TAP), Tarom, Air Manchester, Capitol Airways, Finnair, Garuda Indonesia, Hapag Lloyd, Manx Air Lines, Nigeria Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Transavia Holland, Kenya Airways, Inter City Airlines, LOT Polish Air Lines, Tunis Air, Euro Air Transport, Loganair, Genair (British Caledonian), Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Air 2000, Air India, Cal Air International, Canafrica, Continental Airlines, DLT Luftverkehrsgesellschaft (DLT), Instone Atlantic Air Transport, Birmingham Executive, Gulf Air, Highland Express, Hispania, Inter European Airways, Martinair Holland, Mediterranean Express, Middle East Airlines (MEA), Emery Worldwide, Nationair Canada, Okada Air, Piedmont Airlines, Gamair, Scibe Airlift, Aeromaritime, Air UK Leisure, Amber Air, American Airlines (AA), Ryanair, Baltic Airlines, Corse-Air International, Delta Airlines, Air Atlantique, Connectair, London City Airways, Iraqi Airways, London European Airways, Lionair, Manxfly Aviation, Paramount Airlines, Spanair, Aer Turas, Aero France, Air Hong Kong, Air Atlanta Icelandic, Air Liberte, Alitalia, BHT Boğaziçi, Biman Bangladesh, Business Air, Delta Air Transport (DAT), Europe Aero Service (EAS), Scottish European, Hawaiian Air, Hot Air, Lufttransport-Unternehmen (LTU), United Parcel Service (UPS), Noble Air, Novair International, Oasis Airlines, Paramount Airways, Trans-Mediterranean Airways (TMA), Trans Ocean Airways, and Worldways Canada.

1990s and into the 21st century

Terminal 2 was opened in 1993 by the Duke of Edinburgh, and the same year saw the opening of Manchester Airport railway station providing a vital transport link into Manchester itself and to allow onward travel. Runway Two was commissioned in 1997, and subsequently caused protests across the area not only from environmentalists, but also from groups opposed to the proposed demolition of listed buildings that the location of the runway would cause. Construction of the runway started nevertheless and it was opened in early 2001. Terminal 1A was renamed as Terminal 3 and in 1998 a new British Airways extension was opened at that location.

Further facilities were constructed at Manchester and by the early 2000s, the airport was handling some 15 to 20 million passengers a year. A new coach, bus and rail hub was opened in 2004, and that same year, it was announced that the airport would be expanded to enable the new Airbus A380, currently the worlds largest passenger airliner, with Emirates Airlines beginning flights in September 2010. Work also began on upgrading Runway 1 in 2011, along with a terminus for the Manchester Metrolink in the same year.

Examples of carriers seen at or operating to and from the airport during the '90s and 2000s not listed above are as follows; Air Atlantis, Air Europa, Air Europe Express, Air Holland, Air Niugini, Business Air, Canadian Airlines International, Emirates, Futura, Aero Lloyd, American Trans Air, Nortjet, Princess Air, Zambia Airways, Air Koryo, ACS Cargo, Air Columbus, Air Littoral, Air Transat, ATI, BASE Business Airlines, Excalibur, Kalitta Flying Services, Nordic East, DHL, Royal Air Maroc, Silk Air, Viva Air, Aire d' Evasions, Air Foyle, Istanbul Airlines, Jersey European, Lauda Air, Premiair, TNT Cargo, Translift Airways, TUR Avrupa Hava Yollari, Air Ukraine, AirAlfa, Air Ops, Airworld, Ambassador Airways, British World Airways, Regional Airlines, Suckling Airways, Southern Air Transport, Turkish Airlines, Air Lanka, Advance Cargo, Aerocondor, Eurodirect, Polar Air Cargo, Sabre Air, Transwede, Uzbekistan Airways, Air Inter, Sunways, Crossair, CSA Czech Airlines, Onur Air, Palmair, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Peach Air, Swedair, Virgin Atlantic, Air Engiadina, Air Mauritius, Air Plus, Air Scandic, Canarias Regional Air, Croatia Airlines, Cubana, Debonair, Flying Colours, Islandsflug, L' Aeropostale, Maersk Air, Malmo Aviation, Miami Air, Sun Country, Portugalia, Skyservice, Sobelair, Streamline, Trans Arabian Air Transport (TAAT), Virgin Express, Viva Air, VLM, Aero Continente, Air Toulouse, Air VIA, AirStan Heavylift, Canada 3000, Condor, EuroCypria, Belair, Apple Vacations, JMC Air, Keenair, Skydrift, Virgin Sun, Gill Airways, Go Fly, Heavylift Cargo, Iberworld, KLM UK, Pegasus, Royal, Royal Jordanian, Aeris, TCS Expeditions, Air Anatolia, Tailwind Airlines, TUI, Easyjet, Thomas Cook, Etihad, Aurigny, Eurowings, Jet2, Enter Air, Flybe, Alba Star, Belavia, Hainan Airlines, Blue Islands, Air Charter Scotland, Qatar Airways, Pullmantur Air, AnAir, Antonov Airlines, and Danish Air Transport.

Of course, the operator lists are not exhaustive!

Looking to the future, Manchester Airport will undoubtedly continue to expand as the years progress, and will continue to be one of the United Kingdoms leading air transport hubs.

The base itself

It will be noted from the schematic diagram that there are items that will need to be added to the base. The main one is part of the terminus which runs along the flight line. Aerial measurements are given for this, but it will be down to the modeller to research the building and how to construct it. This area can, of course, be trimmed off.

Stock code: KW144-514

KWB144-514 - Terminal 2, Manchester Airport (With Aircraft)

KWB144-514- Manchester Ringway (Dimensional Diagram)

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KWB144-513 - London Southend Airport

Formation and early years
Southend Airport can trace its ancestry back to the Great War when it was established by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in 1915. It was briefly passed over to the Royal Navy Air Service (RNAS) in the same year with limited flying duties being carried out. In 1916 the airfield passed back to RFC control when it became RFC Rochford and used as a training centre for RFC pilots. It also became an important base from which to launch defensive missions against German Gotha and Zeppelin raids on London. At this time, Nos. 11, 37 and 61 Squadrons RFC were stationed there. Following the Armistice, the airfield was decommissioned and in 1919 it was passed back to arable land.

Reopening and the Second World War
In 1933, the land was purchased by the Southend On Sea Corporation and in 1935, the site was reopened and was used as a municipal airport serving London. In 1939, it was taken under RAF control and became RAF Rochford, with Supermarine Spitfires, Hawker Hurricanes and Bristol Blenheim's being stationed there, and some of the old infrastructure survives to this day, notably Pickett Hamilton retractable pillboxes, the nearby underground defence control room, an air raid shelter and the remnants of hardstandings. During the war, a number of units were based there; Nos. 37, 54, 65, 121 (Eagle), 222 (Natal), 264, 310 and 313 (Czech), 324, 350 (Belgian), 402, 403 and 411 (Canadian), 453 (Australian) and 603 Squadrons.

Post war operations
Following the Second World War, the site was renamed Southend Municipal Airport and it was re-established for civilian use, opening in January 1947 with the addition of two runways in 1955 and 1956.

It is interesting to note that Channel Airways was formed in June 1946 by Squadron Leader Reginald 'Jack' Jones as an aerial 'joy ride' operation flying a single de Havilland Puss Moth and it became East Anglian Flying Services in August the same year. This was one of the first post-war independent British airlines and initially flew from Herne Bay in Kent before moving to Southend on January 5th 1947 and commencing flying operations later in the year. In March 1947, a flying school was formed at the site.

1948 to 1949 saw the Berlin Blockade and Southend became a maintenance centre for Aviation Traders Ltd servicing six Bond Air Service Handley Page Halton transports that were based at Wunstorf Aerodrome in West Germany and used in the airlift. Following the operation, Air Traders remained at Southend and became part of the airport's maintenance and overhaul service.

in 1955, Air Charter Ltd began scheduled vehicle ferry operations on behalf of Channel Air Bridge flying from Southend to Calais Bristol 170 Superfreighters. In 1957 an deal was struck with the Belgian national carrier Sabena to operate a service between Southend and Ostend with three Superfreighters in Sabena colours, as well as a service between Southend and Rotterdam.

One of the main functions of the airport was to transport British service personnel to Malta and Cyprus using mainly Douglas DC-4 Skymasters. Following a weather event on Christmas Eve 1958 when flights were diverted from Heathrow and Gatwick to Southend due to heavy fog. Until that time, Southend had been seen as only a secondary destination point for flights that required diversion.

The sixties
In 1962, East Anglian Flying Services became Channel Air. Rival Southend-based independent airline Tradair was taken over by Channel and became a subsidiary passing it's Vickers Vikings onto the latter. Operating from Southend Channel operated flights to the Channel Islands, Ostend, Paris, and Rotterdam. It also operated a car ferry service from Bristol to Dublin, Jersey, Bilbao and Cork. In 1963, Channel began flights from Southend and Manchester with a single Vickers Viscount and Douglas DC4 that it had also acquired from Tradair. Channel began its first ventures into IT charter flights flying to destinations in the Mediterranean and Ostend, and launched its famous 'Golden Jet' livery, with its fleet resplendently finished in white and silver with with golden tail fins and black trim. With the acquisition of another nine Vickers Viscount 700's acquired from BEA (seven aircraft), Starways (one aircraft) and Bahama Airways (one aircraft), eleven ex-Continental Airlines Viscount 812s and four brand new Hawker Siddeley 748s, Channel expanded its operations further to encompass more destinations.

British United Air Ferries (BUAF) was another Essex-based airline operating from Southend and Stansted, and from 1967, headquartered at Southend. Following the merger of Channel Air Bridge and Silver City Airways in 1963, BUAF is famously associated with car ferry flights and operated Bristol Superfreighters on short haul flights to the Channel Islands and northern Europe, with Aviation Traders Carvairs (a DC4 conversion by Aviation Traders) operating on longer haul routes to Switzerland (Geneva and Basle) and Strasbourg. BUAF phased its Superfreighters out in 1967 with the Carvair taking over that types duties able to carry either a combination of (up to) five cars with twenty two passengers or fifty five passengers only.

By the mid-1960s, Southend had become a major transport hub but was mainly used for freight and cargo work as at the time, it was not intended to expand the airport to receive the larger jets along the lines of Heathrow and Gatwick.

1970s-2000s
During the 1970s, cross channel car ferries and hover services from places such as Dover enabled people to cross the channel with their cars more cheaply, and as international car hire businesses were taking off people rarely needed to fly to a destination taking their car with them. As such, the Carvairs were withdrawn from servicing Southend went into a period of routine services albeit quite stable, and as passenger numbers had declined somewhat, Southend became more of a maintenance hub.

This lasted until the 1990s when Southend was sold to Regional Airports Ltd and run by that organisation as London Southend Airport. In 2008 the famous Stobart Group bought the site for just £21 million. Stobart Air injected a massive £150 million into improving, and adding to, the facilities at Southend including a railway hub, new control tower, shopping and hospitality and an enlarged terminal. in 2011, Irish airline Aer Arann began operations from Southend to Galway and Waterford, and in the same year low cost British airline EasyJet announced that it would begin flights from with services commencing in 2012 with three Airbus A319s based at Southend. Destinations included Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Faro, Málaga, Jersey, Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza. As of the time of writing, EasyJet operates Airbus A319-100, A320-200, A320neo and A321neo, although as with most airlines the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their business.

2010 onwards
Expansion and improvement of Southend continued throughout the 2010s, with a new terminal built in 2011 and opened in 2012 for the Summer Olympic Games. Stobart Air also injected more investment into the refurbishing the original terminal building to become a lounge for executive and business customers, and the runway was also extended.

In 2014, regional airline Flybe began flights on six routes and although these were scaled back in 2015, but by 2017 Flybe had increased its flights and destinations once more to twelve European destinations and numerous weekly domestic flights to Manchester and Glasgow, along with Dublin. Air Malta began operations from Southend to Cagliari, Catania and Malta in 2018, with the former two destinations being withdrawn a year later. Flybe added Newquay to its list of domestic destinations the same year. Also in 2018, Ryanair also began flights to a number of destinations operating three of its aircraft based at Southend. In May 2019, Scottish regional airline Loganair began operations between Southend and Glasgow, Aberdeen and Stornoway, and in July of the same year, added Carlisle and Derry when those services were diverted from Stansted.

The pandemic strikes
The COVID-19 pandemic bought about a period of severe disruption and change to Southend. In 2020 Norwegian regional airline Widerøe would transfer its Kristiansand route from Stansted in the early summer, but this was delayed until October. Similarly Loganair suspended its Aberdeen and Carlisle services. Low cost Hungarian carrier Wizz Air cut Southend from two of its routes; Southend-Sibiu and Southend-Vilnius. These were followed by a further cut, Southend-Bucharest. In August 2020, EasyJet decided to suspend its operations for Southend with Ryanair following suit in October 2021. In December 2021 EasyJet announced that they would be reviewing their decision with a view to returning to Southend albeit in a limited capacity.

With the gradual easing of COVID restriction, passenger numbers are starting to rise again, so it is hoped that Southend will once again become an important hub for travel and cargo operations.

The base itself
It will be noted from the schematic diagram that there are items that will need to be added to the base. The main one is the glazed walkway which runs along the flight line. Aerial measurements are given for this, but it will be down to the modeller to research the building and how to construct it. This area can, of course, be trimmed off. The other item is a multiple point floodlight which stands at the adjacent parking are (the position is noted on the schematic). This again would have to be constructed using photographs to determine the height.

Stock code: KW144-513

KWB144-513 - Southend Airport (with aircraft)

KWB144-513- Southend Airport (walkway dimension diagram)

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KWB 144-481- Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact/People's Republic of China- People's Liberation Army Air Force: Hexagonal slab dispersal/parking area, 1.8 metre radius type, 1950's to early 1970's.

This model represents the 1.8 metre slab type that replaced the earlier 1.2 metre hexagonal slab in use from the 1930's to the late 1940's, and the 1.5 metre hexagonal slabs in use from the late 1940's to the 1960's. The 1.8 metre type was in use from the 1950's through to the early 1970's when they began to be replaced by the PAG-14 pre-stressed concrete slab type (see KWB 48-483). Very few areas paved with these slabs exist today, but notable examples can still be seen at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino, Russia.

Applicable aircraft types (with NATO reporting names). Many of these are also applicable to KWB - 483:

Aero L-29 Delfin Maya, L-39/L-59/L-159 Albatros.
Antonov An-2 Colt, An-8 Camp, An-10 Cat, An-12 Cub, An-14 Clod, An-22 Antei Cock, An-24 Coke, An-26 Curl, An-30 Clank, An-32 Cline, An-72 Coaler, An-124 Condor, An-225 Cossack.
Beriev Be-12 Mail.
Ilyushin Il-12 Coach, Il-14 Crate, Il-28/Il-28U/Harbin H-5 Beagle/Mascot, Il-38 May, Il-40 Brawny, Il-62 Classic, Il-76 Candid.
Kamov Ka-25 Hormone, Ka-26 Hoodlum.
Lavochkin La-250 Anakonda.
Mikoyan MiG-15/MiG-15UTI/Shenyang J-2/JJ-2 Fagot/Midget, MiG-17/Shenyang J-5/Lim-5/Lim-6 Fresco, MiG-19/Shenyang J-6 Farmer, MiG-21 Fishbed, MiG-23/MiG-27 Flogger, MiG-25 Foxbat, Ye-2 Faceplate,Ye-4/5, Ye-8, Ye-50/55, Ye-150, Ye-152/152A Flipper.
Myasishchev M-4 Bison, M-50 Bounder.
Mil Mi-1 Hare, Mi-2 Hoplite, Mi-4 Hound, Mi-6 Hook, Mi-8/Mi-17 Hip, Mi-10 Harke, Mi-14 Haze, Mi-24/Mi-25/Mi-35 Hind.
Nanchang Q-5/A-5 Fantan.
PZL TS-11 Iskra, TS-8 Bies.
Shenyang J-8 Finback.
Sukhoi Su-7/Su-17/Su-20/Su-22 Fitter, Su-9 Fishpot, Su-11 Fishpot-C, Su-15 Flagon.
Tupolev Tu-14 Bosun, Tu-16/Xian H-6 Badger, Tu-22 Blinder, Tu-22M Backfire, Tu-28 Fiddler, Tu-95 Bear, Tu-126 Moss, Tu-134 Crusty, Tu-144 Charger, Tu-152 Careless.
Yakovlev Yak-17/-17UTI Feather/Magnet, Yak-23 Flora, Yak-24 Horse, Yak-25/25RV Flashlight/Mandrake, Yak-27/Yak-27R Flashlight-C/Mangrove, Yak-28/Yak-28U/Yak-28P Brewer/Maestro/Firebar, Yak-36 Freehand, Yak-38 Forger, Yak-40 Codling.

Stock code: KW144-481

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KWB 48-481- Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact/People's Republic of China- People's Liberation Army Air Force: Hexagonal slab dispersal/parking area, 1.8 metre radius type, 1950's to early 1970's.

This model represents the 1.8 metre slab type that replaced the earlier 1.2 metre hexagonal slab in use from the 1930's to the late 1940's, and the 1.5 metre hexagonal slabs in use from the late 1940's to the 1960's. The 1.8 metre type was in use from the 1950's through to the early 1970's when they began to be replaced by the PAG-14 pre-stressed concrete slab type (see KWB 48-483). Very few areas paved with these slabs exist today, but notable examples can still be seen at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino, Russia.

Applicable aircraft types (with NATO reporting names). Many of these are also applicable to KWB-483:

Aero L-29 Delfin Maya, L-39/L-59/L-159 Albatros.
Antonov An-2 Colt, An-8 Camp, An-10 Cat, An-12 Cub, An-14 Clod, An-22 Antei Cock, An-24 Coke, An-26 Curl, An-30 Clank, An-32 Cline, An-72 Coaler, An-124 Condor, An-225 Cossack.
Beriev Be-12 Mail.
Ilyushin Il-12 Coach, Il-14 Crate, Il-28/Il-28U/Harbin H-5 Beagle/Mascot, Il-38 May, Il-40 Brawny, Il-62 Classic, Il-76 Candid.
Kamov Ka-25 Hormone, Ka-26 Hoodlum.
Lavochkin La-250 Anakonda.
Mikoyan MiG-15/MiG-15UTI/Shenyang J-2/JJ-2 Fagot/Midget, MiG-17/Shenyang J-5/Lim-5/Lim-6 Fresco, MiG-19/Shenyang J-6 Farmer, MiG-21 Fishbed, MiG-23/MiG-27 Flogger, MiG-25 Foxbat, Ye-2 Faceplate,Ye-4/5, Ye-8, Ye-50/55, Ye-150, Ye-152/152A Flipper.
Myasishchev M-4 Bison, M-50 Bounder.
Mil Mi-1 Hare, Mi-2 Hoplite, Mi-4 Hound, Mi-6 Hook, Mi-8/Mi-17 Hip, Mi-10 Harke, Mi-14 Haze, Mi-24/Mi-25/Mi-35 Hind.
Nanchang Q-5/A-5 Fantan.
PZL TS-11 Iskra, TS-8 Bies.
Shenyang J-8 Finback.
Sukhoi Su-7/Su-17/Su-20/Su-22 Fitter, Su-9 Fishpot, Su-11 Fishpot-C, Su-15 Flagon.
Tupolev Tu-14 Bosun, Tu-16/Xian H-6 Badger, Tu-22 Blinder, Tu-22M Backfire, Tu-28 Fiddler, Tu-95 Bear, Tu-126 Moss, Tu-134 Crusty, Tu-144 Charger, Tu-152 Careless.
Yakovlev Yak-17/-17UTI Feather/Magnet, Yak-23 Flora, Yak-24 Horse, Yak-25/25RV Flashlight/Mandrake, Yak-27/Yak-27R Flashlight-C/Mangrove, Yak-28/Yak-28U/Yak-28P Brewer/Maestro/Firebar, Yak-36 Freehand, Yak-38 Forger, Yak-40 Codling.

Stock code: KW72-481

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48th Scale 670mm x 670mm, Approx
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KWB 48-481- Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact/People's Republic of China- People's Liberation Army Air Force: Hexagonal slab dispersal/parking area, 1.8 metre radius type, 1950's to early 1970's.

This model represents the 1.8 metre slab type that replaced the earlier 1.2 metre hexagonal slab in use from the 1930's to the late 1940's, and the 1.5 metre hexagonal slabs in use from the late 1940's to the 1960's. The 1.8 metre type was in use from the 1950's through to the early 1970's when they began to be replaced by the PAG-14 pre-stressed concrete slab type (see KWB 48-483). Very few areas paved with these slabs exist today, but notable examples can still be seen at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino, Russia.

Applicable aircraft types (with NATO reporting names). Many of these are also applicable to KWB- 483:

Aero L-29 Delfin Maya, L-39/L-59/L-159 Albatros.
Antonov An-2 Colt, An-8 Camp, An-10 Cat, An-12 Cub, An-14 Clod, An-22 Antei Cock, An-24 Coke, An-26 Curl, An-30 Clank, An-32 Cline, An-72 Coaler, An-124 Condor, An-225 Cossack.
Beriev Be-12 Mail.
Ilyushin Il-12 Coach, Il-14 Crate, Il-28/Il-28U/Harbin H-5 Beagle/Mascot, Il-38 May, Il-40 Brawny, Il-62 Classic, Il-76 Candid.
Kamov Ka-25 Hormone, Ka-26 Hoodlum.
Lavochkin La-250 Anakonda.
Mikoyan MiG-15/MiG-15UTI/Shenyang J-2/JJ-2 Fagot/Midget, MiG-17/Shenyang J-5/Lim-5/Lim-6 Fresco, MiG-19/Shenyang J-6 Farmer, MiG-21 Fishbed, MiG-23/MiG-27 Flogger, MiG-25 Foxbat, Ye-2 Faceplate,Ye-4/5, Ye-8, Ye-50/55, Ye-150, Ye-152/152A Flipper.
Myasishchev M-4 Bison, M-50 Bounder.
Mil Mi-1 Hare, Mi-2 Hoplite, Mi-4 Hound, Mi-6 Hook, Mi-8/Mi-17 Hip, Mi-10 Harke, Mi-14 Haze, Mi-24/Mi-25/Mi-35 Hind.
Nanchang Q-5/A-5 Fantan.
PZL TS-11 Iskra, TS-8 Bies.
Shenyang J-8 Finback.
Sukhoi Su-7/Su-17/Su-20/Su-22 Fitter, Su-9 Fishpot, Su-11 Fishpot-C, Su-15 Flagon.
Tupolev Tu-14 Bosun, Tu-16/Xian H-6 Badger, Tu-22 Blinder, Tu-22M Backfire, Tu-28 Fiddler, Tu-95 Bear, Tu-126 Moss, Tu-134 Crusty, Tu-144 Charger, Tu-152 Careless.
Yakovlev Yak-17/-17UTI Feather/Magnet, Yak-23 Flora, Yak-24 Horse, Yak-25/25RV Flashlight/Mandrake, Yak-27/Yak-27R Flashlight-C/Mangrove, Yak-28/Yak-28U/Yak-28P Brewer/Maestro/Firebar, Yak-36 Freehand, Yak-38 Forger, Yak-40 Codling.

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Stock code: KWB 48 481

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