Concorde makes a low pass over the airfield at Prestwick Airport during the 1972 airshow.
Crews of many types of aircraft, including Concorde, spent countless hours perfecting their approach and takeoff skills at the Ayrshire airfield - renowned throughout the aviation world for its freedom from fog and very low cloud.
The main runway was, however, prone to regular, strong crosswinds, but this merely added to the attractiveness of Prestwick for training purposes. “Prestwick will be OK, though?” was the query most frequently heard from aircrew after a gloomy, met. briefing concerning fog blanketing the majority of the key UK and European airfields.