Hounslow Heath Aerodrome
Hounslow Heath Aerodrome was a grass airfield, operational 1914-1920. It was in the London borough of Hounslow, and in 1919 the first scheduled daily international commercial air services flew to and from there.
A British army cavalry unit had been based for over a hundred years at Hounslow Barracks, 500 yards (457 metres) north of Hounslow Heath, and it was the primary occupant and user of the heath for training exercises.
In 1919 the Australian government offered a prize of £10,000 for the first Australians in a British aircraft to fly from Great Britain to Australia.
Hounslow Heath has largely reverted to an undeveloped public open space and nature reserve.
Coordinates: 51°27′41″N 000°23′20″W / 51.46139°N 0.38889°W
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