Rooftop view of Howard Estate
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Rooftop view of Howard Estate
Image: © John Goldsmith Taken: 6 Oct 2008
Beyond the AMOT rooftop the row of trees hides the railway and the A14 road. Beyond that the sun glints on the houses of the Howard Estate, built by the council in the 1960s largely to house workers moving from London as part of the overspill project. The large white building on the right is the Goods In facility of W Vinten, one of the pioneering companies that moved from London. Unusually, there are no aircraft in the sky - much of the time there will be a Hercules, some other transport aircraft, a radar equipped 707, or a KC135 tanker, descending from right to left as they approach the Mildenhall runway. This is a two photo panorama.
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