NOTES: BOAC is an acronym for British Overseas Airways Corporation which was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 to 1974. London Airport was renamed Heathrow in 1966.
NOTES: BOAC is an acronym for British Overseas Airways Corporation which was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 to 1974. London Airport was renamed Heathrow in 1966.
NOTES: Built as a Royal Air Force Station prior to World War II, some of these buildings were converted internally to make the new College of Aeronautics which opened in 1946. The consulting architect was Alan Stubbs and the work was carried out by the Air Ministry Works Directorate.