Heathrow in Photographs: Celebrating 75 Years of London's Airport

by Adrian Balch

London's Heathrow Airport has seen dramatic changes since it opened in 1946, from canvas tents being used as terminal buildings serving converted military piston-engined airliners to the latest Airbus and Boeing jet airliners operating from five modern, sophisticated terminals. As air travel became more affordable, Heathrow expanded to accommodate the increase in airline traffic. This pictorial timeline records these changes in air transport and infrastructure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750996757
• ISBN13: 9780750996754
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages