FURTHER INFORMATION
Habitats & Heritage Blog’s
AIR CRASHES AT HANWORTH AERODROME
The wreckage of 215 Hounslow Road. (The Middlesex Chronicle 5 June 1937)
FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GRAF ZEPPELIN
Anne Logie, Historic Environment Volunteer, writes:
After reading the 'Flying Down To Rio' blog about the Graf Zeppelin's visit to the London Air Park, Tony Hancke sent us these pictures from his family archive.
Hanworth Air Park & the Aviatrices
Winifred Brown winning the King’s Cup. (Flight magazine 11 July 1930) Image courtesy FlightGlobal: part of RBI, reedbusiness.com
London Air Park at Hanworth
Amelia Earhart is greeted by Mr Mellon, the American Ambassador, and Col. the Master of Sempill (right) at Hanworth. (Flight Magazine 27 May 1932) Image courtesy FlightGlobal: part of RBI, reedbusiness.com
THE GRAF ZEPPELIN FLYING DOWN TO RIO - NEXT STOP HANWORTH?
The Graf Zeppelin at Hanworth Air Park. Image Source: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/download/EPW036244
HANWORTH AIR PARK'S GOLDEN AGE 1929 - 1939
Cierva Autogiro C.19 Mark III Light Aeroplane. (Flight Magazine 21 November 1930) Image courtesy FlightGlobal: part of RBI, reedbusiness.com
john alexander whitehead - the hanworth Years
Portrait of J A Whitehead from “The New Dominion - The Book of Whitehead Aircraft, Richmond, Surrey”. Image used courtesy Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Library and Archive.
Boxing & Boating at Hanworth’s Red Cross Hospital
County of Middlesex Red Cross Hospital, Hanworth Park. (Mmage source unknown *see note at the end of the Environment Trust blog post)
HANWORTH AIR PARK - TIME LINE 1916 - 1955
The story features great industrialists, such as J A Whitehead, and enterprising women aviators like Winifred Brown, as well as controversy and glamour. (Flight Magazine 5 July 1930) Image courtesy FlightGlobal: part of RBI, reedbusiness.com
DON’T FORGET MOTHER’S DAY
Herbert Sykes “doing something for Mother” with his ariel acrobatics at the Mothers’ Day celebrations. (Flight Magazine 17 August 1916) Image courtesy FlightGlobal: part of RBI, reedbusiness.com
Hounslow Local Studies Service
We hold maps, newspapers on microfilm, books, directories, Electoral Rolls, 19th century Censuses, Council Minutes, Rate Books and a wide collection of images.
Material on the West and Central areas of the borough is held at Feltham Library. Material on Brentford and Chiswick is held at Chiswick Library.
Feltham Library
The Centre, High Street, Feltham TW13 4GU. The library is on the 2nd floor.
Telephone: 020 8583 5497 · Email: localstudies@hounslow.gov.uk