London Air Park
Airport in Feltham, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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London Air Park, also known as Hanworth Air Park, was a grass airfield in the grounds of Hanworth Park House, operational 1917–1919 and 1929–1947. It was on the southeastern edge of Feltham, now part of the London Borough of Hounslow. In the 1930s, it was best known as a centre for private flying, society events, visits by the Graf Zeppelin airship, and for aircraft manufacture by the Whitehead Aircraft Company during World War I and General Aircraft Limited (GAL) 1934–1949; in total over 1,650 aircraft were built here.
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London Air Park | |
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Location | Feltham, England |
Opened | 1917 (1917)-1919; 1929–1947 (1947) |
Coordinates | 51°26′18″N 0°23′45″W |
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Hanworth Air Park, 1939 |
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