This plaque marks the spot where on Sunday 27 June 1982, Captain Harry Gee of Brymon Airways landed his DHS Dash 7 on Heron Quay.
E14, Heron Quays
City Airport was built about 3 miles to the east of this test landing site.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Heron Quays Station
The landing of a STOL (short take-off and landing) aircraft in the heart of L...
Former airline co-founded by journalist Bill Bryce and racing driver Chris Am...
DHC stands for De Havilland Canada. It was a turboprop-powered airliner with ...
In our photo the railing replacement plaque can just be seen on the low wall to the left of the steps. The Memorial Garden plaque is on t...
Greater London Council William Smith, M.P., 1756 - 1835, pioneer of religious liberty, lived here.
We don't understand the "L.L.A.D." on the plaque - perhaps the erecting organisation? Please let us know if you have an explanation.
Greater London Council Washington Irving, 1783 - 1859, American writer, lived here.
Harold Bride 1890 - 1956, wireless operator aboard RMS Titanic lived here, 1903 - 1922. The London Borough of Bromley.
Marshal of the Royal Air Force BT, GCB, OBE, AFC. Born Cheltenham. Died at home at Goring-on-Thames. Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Bomber Command in 1942. He quickly made his command very success...
A Korean citizen born in Japan. Married (as his second wife) the 3rd Viscount Rothermere (grandson of the 1st Viscount) in 1993. Widowed 1998. From Wikipedia: In 2009 Lady Rothermere set up the La...
Trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894. We hope the Geo. Howlett Jun. in this photo is our one. The photo comes from an 1855 group shot: "An early photograph of seven Lambeth Geo...
An automated light metro system, opened in 1987 and extended four times. 2024: Londonist have an excellent Brief History Of The DLR.
Spies, basically (but see below), working for the UK in WW2. Formed by Churchill and variously known as "Churchill's Secret Army", "The Baker Street Irregulars", the Pythonesque "Ministry of Ungent...
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