Heston Aerodrome
Heston Aerodrome was first opened when the company Airwork Ltd bought the land between Heston and Cranford still a quiet and rural place. it was 170 acres in size and was opened on the 6th July 1929.
By 1934 the company was struggling financially and offered the airport up for sale, the Air Ministry refused to buy it at first but eventually gave in and purchased it in November 1936 with the intention of expanding it as a replacement for Croydon aerodrome which could not cope with the expanding number of flights.
The Air Ministry spent a good deal of money on the Airport but in the end it decided it was not going to be the new London Airport which was built on the site of the Fairey Areodrome and is where Heathrow Airport is today.
The most famous passenger to use the Airport was Neville Chamberlain the Prime Minister in 1938 where he made his famous speech about ” Peace in our Time ” on his return from Munich after his meeting with Adolf Hitler.
Below are photographs from Heston aerodrome
During the Munich Crisis of 1938, when Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain visited Nazi Germany three times in an attempt to avert war.
On 30 September he returned to Heston Aerodrome with an agreement which removed the imminent threat, while allowing Hitler to annexe parts of Czechoslovakia. He brandished a statement signed by the two leaders which said the agreement was “symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with one another again”. Speaking at Downing Street a short while later he said it promised “peace for our time”. This optimism was short lived, as the Munich Agreement was broken within a year and Britain went to war over the Nazi invasion of Poland.
Heston Aerodrome opened in 1929 after being built by the company owned by Nigel Norman and Alan Muntz called Airwork ltd.
It operated very succesfully for Private Flying, Military Operations, Commercial Operations, Flight Record Attempts and Resident Aircraft Manufacturers. Along with Garden Parties, Air Displays and Public Demonstrations of New Aircraft.
After the 2nd World War the airport was closed in 1947.
Heston Aerodrome opened in 1929 after being built by the company owned by Nigel Norman and Alan Muntz called Airwork ltd.
It operated very succesfully for Private Flying, Military Operations, Commercial Operations, Flight Record Attempts and Resident Aircraft Manufacturers. Along with Garden Parties, Air Displays and Public Demonstrations of New Aircraft.
After the 2nd World War the airport was closed in 1947.
