▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁F aire y ▁A viation ▁bought ▁ 1 0 ▁more ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁the ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁The ▁company ▁planned ▁to ▁move ▁its ▁factory ▁from ▁Hay es ▁to ▁the ▁aer od rome ▁at ▁He ath row . ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁The ▁Air ▁Ministry , ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Air ▁( S ir ▁Arch ib ald ▁S inc la ir ), ▁secret ly ▁developed ▁plans ▁to ▁requ is ition ▁the ▁air field ▁under ▁w art ime ▁legisl ation ▁– ▁the ▁Def ence ▁of ▁the ▁Real m ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁The ▁plans ▁were ▁stated ▁to ▁be ▁designed ▁to ▁suit ▁the ▁considerable ▁needs ▁of ▁long - range ▁bom bers , ▁such ▁as ▁USA AF ▁Bo eing ▁B - 2 9 s , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁actually ▁based ▁on ▁recommend ations ▁from ▁professor ▁Patrick ▁Aber c rom bie ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁international ▁air port ▁for ▁London . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Harold ▁B alf our ▁( then ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Air , ▁later ▁Lord ▁B alf our ▁of ▁In ch ry e ), ▁who ▁kept ▁the ▁true ▁nature ▁of ▁it ▁hidden ▁from ▁Parliament . ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 : ▁The ▁decision ▁and ▁plans ▁were ▁finally ▁revealed . ▁The ▁w