art ime ▁legisl ation ▁provided ▁no ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁pay ▁compens ation ; ▁F aire y ▁A viation ▁was ▁offered ▁compens ation ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁far ming ▁land ▁market ▁rate ▁of ▁£ 1 0 ▁per ▁a cre ; ▁that ▁was ▁rejected . ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁co - ch air man ▁of ▁F aire y ▁A viation : ▁ ▁The ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁requ is ition ed ▁the ▁aer od rome , ▁although ▁the ▁role ▁that ▁F aire y ▁A viation ▁was ▁ful fill ing ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁meant ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁A ircraft ▁Production ▁would ▁only ▁san ction ▁the ▁action ▁if ▁another ▁site ▁could ▁be ▁found ▁for ▁the ▁test ▁fl ights . ▁F aire y ▁moved ▁to ▁H eston ▁Aer od rome , ▁and ▁stayed ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁White ▁W alth am ▁air field ▁in ▁Ber k shire . ▁That ▁proved ▁especially ▁incon ven ient ▁for ▁the ▁company , ▁as ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁over ▁ ▁from ▁Hay es . ▁As ▁the ▁aer od rome ▁at ▁He ath row ▁had ▁been ▁bought ▁under ▁the ▁Def ence ▁of ▁the ▁Real m ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁it ▁meant ▁the ▁Government ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁compens ation ▁when ▁comp uls or ily ▁acqu iring ▁land . ▁F aire y ▁sought ▁compens ation ▁through ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁that ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Until ▁their ▁conclusion , ▁the ▁former ▁F aire y ▁hang ar ▁at