| That was the only time Elvis put a foot in the UK. he was stationed in Germany in the US Army. An aquaintence of my son owns the car he used during this period in Germany, has it in his pub( in Unterwossen) to this day as a feature. Most of my photographs were destroyed during a house-move but I`ll look out what is left. very annoyed about loss of cosmonauts , Pressley, Roy Rogers, Bing Crosby,Eisenhower, etc pics. The Soviets were on a goodwill trip to Cuba and were refused permission to refuel anywhere but Prestwick. I was amazed that the dark cropped hair of Valentina seen in Russian newsreels been been turned into a blonde curley "Shirley Temple" style for the trip ! The Aeroflot air hostesses were the ugliest I`d ever seen, fat and dumpy. Interior of the aircraft was like a Victorian railwy carriage. Gargarin didnt leave the plane. Dont know the history of the Sabres. The 6000 X 300ft runway is under-used for passenger use today but air freight is booming . The Russian connection still exists with the big Heavy Lift and other freighters delivering massive loads. The RN diver team that saved the recent trapped Russian submariners flew out of Prestwick. Greensite , the old USAF base , is now RNAS HMS Gannet, a SAR unit flying Sea Kings. The ghosts are still revving their piston engines, waiting for.......? |