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Heathrow Airport, 1955 Heathrow's central area under construction in April 1955. The control tower is in use; work proceeds on the Europa Building Heathrow in 1965. Nearest the camera are two BOAC aircraft – a Vickers VC10 (with the high tail) and a Boeing 707. Heathrow in the 1960s; Sabena Douglas DC-6 at front, Vickers Viscounts at rear
There is a long history of expansion proposals for Heathrow since it was first designated as a civil airport. Following the cancellation of the Maplin project in 1974, a fourth terminal was proposed but expansion beyond this was ruled out. However, the Airports Inquiries of 1981–83 and the 1985 Airports Policy White Paper considered further ...
1 July 1943: A meeting of the creditors of the Heathrow Brick Company was scheduled to be held on 9 July 1943. [36] 1944: The Caesar's Camp early Iron Age village on the airport site was excavated. There was a Bronze Age field system and some Neolithic remains. [37] 1944: Heathrow hamlet was obliterated by the modern airport construction work.
Heathrow School was founded in 1875, as Heathrow Elementary School, on land given by George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford by the north side of Bath Road. [28] The school opened two years later and was enlarged in 1891. In time the school was renamed 'Sipson and Heathrow School', because more than half its pupils came from Sipson.
Aviation accidents and incidents at Heathrow Airport (7 P) Pages in category "History of Heathrow Airport" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Heathrow Airport Holdings is a company that operates and manages Heathrow Airport based in London, England.It was formed by the privatisation of the British Airports Authority as BAA plc [2] as part of Margaret Thatcher's privatisation of government-owned assets, and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Heathrow Terminal 5 Terminal 5A exterior Location within Greater London Alternative names Terminal 5, British Airways Terminal 5, T5 General information Status Completed Type Airport terminal Location Junction 14 of the M25 off the A3044 Address Harmondsworth, Hounslow, TW6 2GA Coordinates 51°28′22″N 0°29′15″W / 51.47278°N 0.48756°W / 51.47278; -0.48756 Elevation 22 m ...
Heathrow Terminal 1 is a disused airport terminal at London Heathrow Airport that was in operation between 1968 and 2015. When it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in April 1969, it was the largest new airport terminal in western Europe.