The 747 began its descent, with the captain telling passengers to fasten their seatbelts and extinguish their cigarettes ahead of their landing.
They flew over the green and pleasant land of England, although in high summer, much of it was more yellow. The dark satanic mills of Sheffield's steel industry could be seen out of the left-hand windows as the Peak District passed underneath.
Soon they were travelling a slow clockwise loop over the Chilterns, waiting for ATC to give them clearance for final approach and landing. Excitable passengers looked out of the window to see the British capital in the distance. It was a very large urban area, extending out over 15 miles from the centre of the city and only checked by government mandate.
Five minutes passed and they were away on their final descent. Out of the window, a three-colour palette presented itself of grey, brown and green with the long strip of dark blue that was the River Thames. Some of the buildings were recognisable, others were not.
Then they turned right and levelled. The squeal of the gears coming down. The final descent. The ground rising up.
Sixteen tyres squealed as the Jumbo Jet touched down on Runway 27L, followed shortly by two more as the front wheel came down.
[OOC: The sort of stuff you would see:
https://youtu.be/QbjNOVDx234. A B&W image of Heathrow from the east in 1971 can be found here; you've landed on the left runway and Terminal 3 is the section on the centre of the star furthest from the camera]
"This is your captain speaking. We have just touched down and are currently making our way to the gate at London Heathrow Terminal 3. Passengers should keep their seatbelts fastened and remain seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop at the gate. The temperature outside is 68 degrees Fahrenheit with a forecast high of 80. Thank you for flying with Pan American Airlines and on behalf of the whole cabin crew, I wish you a pleasant onward journey."