History of Heathrow Airport

In its early years what is now Heathrow Airport was the Great West Aerodrome, sometimes known as Heathrow Aerodrome.

After that list was made, Fairey Aviation bought more land there, the last in November 1943, extending all of their airfield's southwest border to the Duke of Northumberland's River.

Map of Heathrow and around from the late 1930s

Map of Heathrow from 1948 showing the small passenger aircraft apron just below "The Magpie" in the airport's NE corner

TWA Lockheed Constellation arriving at Heathrow North in 1954

Pan Am arriving at Heathrow North in 1954

The prototype Fairey Night Bomber K1695

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