Heathrow from the Air
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| Manufacturer | Norman Wilkinson |
| Production years | c. 1948–50 |
| Production location | (unknown) |
Painting. Heathrow from the Air, by Norman Wilkinson, c.1948-50. Oil on canvas; 61x81.5cm in frame 69.5x90x3cm. Signed brc. The scene is Green Belt, a landscape of main runways prior to development and reminds us how built up its present surroundings have become.
We need to be less profligate in our use of fossil fuels. There is no ‘silver bullet’ and many technical innovations and changes in our behaviour will be necessary if we are to achieve the target of an 80% reduction. Cutting down on air transport will be one way to contribute.
[edit] Memories
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The aircraft at top right is a Lockheed Constellation; a similar one is in the Science Museum's large object store at Swindon.
— Peter Turvey
I found this title by browsing but it links to my memories under PYE
Television VT4.Peter Kirkham and I were seconded to CBS (America) to assist on Coronation Day 1953, the location was Heathrow. CBS set up a studio in a first floor room and PYE Ltd were chosen to supply the off air receivers, V4 models. I tweaked them for optimim performance and we assisted on the day. The unexposed film record was taken by Canberra Jet, processed in air, and shown on American TV that evening. The state of Heathrow at that time allowed us to visit the control tower and given permission to drive around the airfield without escort. I remember a special warning to be careful when crossing the runway. In the 1940s I worked at EMI Research Labs in Hayes, and cycled across the airfield, before the road was re-routed to enlarge it.The 90B bus took a bit longer on the new road. The Round family lived at Harmondsworth, no hope for their house. Evelyn Hammond, also at Ashford County School in the 1940s, told me that the airport was planned (Pre or during WW2) and her grandfather was offered £250,000 for his farmland, I think in 1939. Time marched on, In 1954 I was a passenger from Heathrow, In a Stratocruiser for about 17 hours, sleeping in a bunk bed. Just as well they used A jet aircraft in June.
Later in the 1960s some airfields were still rural, grass runways for the EKCO Anson at Ipswich.
[edit] In the Science Museum's Records
Inv. No: 1984-1416