▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁shows ▁the ▁first ▁ ∇ ▁layout ▁of ▁three ▁run ways , ▁and ▁a ▁per imeter ▁road ▁much ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁later ▁air port ▁boundary , ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁country ▁lan es ▁still ▁existing , ▁and ▁Perry ▁O aks ▁Farm ▁and ▁some ▁buildings ▁along ▁C ain ' s ▁Lane ▁still ▁standing ▁among ▁fields ▁outside ▁this ▁per imeter . ▁▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁several ▁bom bers ▁including ▁Lanc aster s ▁and ▁Hal if ax ▁were ▁di vert ed ▁there . ▁No ▁R AF ▁aircraft ▁became ▁based ▁there , ▁although ▁the ▁facilities ▁common ▁on ▁R AF ▁bases ▁had ▁been ▁built . ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 : ▁O wn ership ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁( mil it ary ) ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Civil ▁A viation . ▁In aug ural ▁flight ▁on ▁Run way ▁ 1 , ▁recently ▁completed ; ▁Run ways ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁approaching ▁completion . ▁The ▁air port ▁buildings ▁were ▁Army ▁marque es ▁and ▁car av ans ▁and ▁pre fab ric ated ▁R AF ▁h uts . ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 : ▁The ▁British ▁Cab inet ▁agreed ▁Stage ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁air port , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁extension ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁Road , ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁triangle ▁of ▁three ▁run ways , ▁ob liter ating ▁S ips on ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁Har ling ton ▁( Har ling ton ▁church ▁would ▁have ▁surv ived ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁sp ur ▁of