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    Heston Aerodrome was an airfield located to the west of London, England, operational between 1929 and 1947. It was situated on the border of the Heston...
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    the area that was Heston Aerodrome, and the M4 motorway with its large service area (Heston services) cuts across the former aerodrome site east–west, but...
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  • Heston is a suburb of London, England. Heston may also refer to: Heston (name), a list of people with the surname or given name Heston Aerodrome, a London...
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    after Munich Neville Chamberlain speaks to the crowd upon arrival at Heston Aerodrome, 30 September 1938. Problems playing this file? See media help. "Peace...
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    services of Hillman's Airways were transferred from Stapleford Aerodrome to Heston Aerodrome, the principal base of Spartan Air Lines and United Airways;...
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    Parliament that day." On the morning of 29 September Chamberlain left Heston Aerodrome (to the east of today's Heathrow Airport) for his third and final visit...
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    encircled by the Western Powers. Neville Chamberlain announced the deal at Heston Aerodrome as follows: ... the settlement of the Czechoslovak problem, which has...
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  • Heston Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer based at Heston Aerodrome, Middlesex, England. Starting in 1934 the company produced a number...
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    The Napier-Heston Racer, also known as the Heston Type 5 Racer or Heston High Speed Aircraft J.5, was a British single-seat racing monoplane developed...
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    of Hounslow, built on land that once formed part of the now defunct Heston Aerodrome. It is owned by Moto. The 11-mile £19m Chiswick-Langley section of...
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  • was a 1930s British fixed-wing aero-engine manufacturer, based at Heston Aerodrome. Sir John Carden established the company in March 1936, while the Flying...
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  • light aircraft manufacturer. It was based at Hooton Aerodrome, Cheshire (1929–1933), and Heston Aerodrome, Middlesex (1933–1934). In April 1929, after leaving...
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    In March 1937 British Airways Ltd operated from Croydon, moving to Heston Aerodrome in May 1938. Imperial Airways, serving routes in the British Empire...
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    and was built by Heston Aircraft Company Ltd. Test pilot Flight Lieutenant Ralph S Munday piloted the first flight at Heston Aerodrome on 5 February 1948...
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    Operations began in 1936, but after 4 months all flights were moved to Heston Aerodrome, leaving just a small number of private aircraft. The RAF took an interest...
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    British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, landing at Heston Aerodrome on 30 September 1938 after his meeting with Hitler at Munich. In his hand, he holds...
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    8 April 1935 with a service by North Eastern Airways from London (Heston Aerodrome) to Newcastle upon Tyne (Cramlington). The service was extended to...
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    undercarriage. The prototype Phoenix, registered G-ADAD, first flew at Heston Aerodrome on 18 August 1935, piloted by Edmund G. Hordern. The fourth, fifth...
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    designed by Nicholas Comper, and built by the Comper Aircraft Company at Heston Aerodrome in 1933. The Mouse was a low-wing monoplane touring aircraft, powered...
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  • first complete aircraft project, was later tested by Captain Baker at Heston Aerodrome. In 1935, Martin and Baker designed and flew their Martin-Baker MB...
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  • single-seat sporting monoplane. In March 1933, the company moved to Heston Aerodrome near London. The company ceased trading in August 1934. In August 1934...
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    Neville Chamberlain, after signing the Munich Agreement, returned to London Heston Airport on board a British Airways Lockheed 14, and was famously photographed...
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    1999. Coming in to Land: A Short History of Hounslow, Hanworth and Heston Aerodromes 1911–1946. Heritage Publications (Hounslow Library) ISBN 1-899144-30-7...
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  • merged and nationalised as BOAC, were evacuated from Croydon Aerodrome and Heston Aerodrome to Whitchurch Airport, outside Bristol. After the fall of Norway...
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    Invar, registration G-AFKD) aircraft flying from Perth Airport to Heston Aerodrome in London crashed at Loch Lomond, killing all five passengers and crew...
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    at Aston Clinton. The Youth of New Zealand had just departed from Heston Aerodrome after being refuelled when it crashed, killing all four crew. The probable...
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    flying training from Valentine Baker of the Airwork Flying School at Heston Aerodrome, in return for publicising his exploits in the magazine Les Ailes....
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  • 12 April 1933, the first service was started from Heston Aerodrome to Somerton (Cowes West) Aerodrome, Cowes, Isle of Wight, using three Spartan Cruisers...
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    constructed at Fairey's Hayes factory and first flew on 5 July 1945 from Heston Aerodrome; the other two did not fly until 1947. In November 1943 the company...
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    Heston and Isleworth was a local government district of Middlesex, England from 1875 to 1965. Heston and Isleworth were both ancient parishes. The settlement...
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