▁legal ▁dispute ▁between ▁F aire y ▁A viation ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁over ▁compens ation , ▁which ▁started ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁was ▁finally ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 1 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁F aire y ' s ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁hang ar , ▁in ▁legal ▁lim bo ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁He ath row ▁Airport ▁fire ▁station ▁and ▁as ▁back drop ▁for ▁an ▁advert ising ▁bill board ▁for ▁BO AC , ▁was ▁then ▁finally ▁demol ished . ▁ 1 9 6 5 : ▁O wn ership ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁air port ▁passes ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁A viation ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁British ▁Air ports ▁Author ity . ▁ 1 9 6 6 : ▁London ▁Airport ▁is ▁renamed ▁He ath row . ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 8 : ▁Terminal   1 ▁opened , ▁comple ting ▁the ▁cluster ▁of ▁buildings ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁air port ▁site . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁He ath row ▁was ▁handling ▁ 1 4   mill ion ▁passengers ▁ann ually . ▁Then ▁or ▁later , ▁Building ▁ 1 ▁( E uropa ) ▁and ▁Building ▁ 2 ▁( B rit ann ic ) ▁were ▁joint ly ▁renamed ▁Terminal ▁ 2 . ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 8 : ▁James ▁Earl ▁Ray , ▁an ▁American ▁criminal ▁conv icted ▁of ▁assass in ating ▁civil ▁rights ▁leader ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr , ▁was ▁captured ▁while ▁trying ▁to