Vapour trails over Zion Place, Thornton Heath, on a cold morning
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Vapour trails over Zion Place, Thornton Heath, on a cold morning
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 23 Nov 2011
Flights from southern and south-eastern Europe, and from further destinations that approach from the same direction, approach London Heathrow along this flight-path: emerging from a stack over the North Downs, planes pass over north-westwards over New Addington, swing north-eastwards over Croydon and Thornton Heath and effectively follow the valley of the River Ravensbourne towards the Thames, where they swing west to join the procession of planes (during the daytime, one every 90 seconds) heading west to land at Heathrow.
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