obi ography , ▁W ings ▁over ▁West min ster , ▁that ▁he ▁deliber ately ▁dece ived ▁the ▁government ▁committee ▁into ▁bel ieving ▁a ▁requ is ition ▁was ▁necessary ▁so ▁that ▁He ath row ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁long - range ▁transport ▁aircraft ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁Japan . ▁In ▁reality , ▁B alf our ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁always ▁intended ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁civil ▁av iation , ▁and ▁used ▁a ▁w art ime ▁emer gency ▁requ is ition ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁length y ▁and ▁cost ly ▁public ▁inqu iry .) ▁This ▁took ▁over ▁all ▁or ▁part ▁of ▁twenty ▁far mers ' ▁and ▁market - g arden ers ' ▁land - hold ings , ▁in ▁total ▁about ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁acres ▁initially . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁air port ▁by ▁W im pe y ▁Const ruction ▁began . ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 : ▁Ev iction ▁not ices ▁were ▁issued . ▁Air field ▁construction ▁work ▁began : ▁demol ition ▁of ▁He ath row ▁domestic ▁and ▁farm ▁buildings , ▁and ▁gr ub bing ▁out ▁trees ▁and ▁h ed ges ▁and ▁fruit ▁orch ards . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ended , ▁the ▁new ▁air field ▁was ▁still ▁under ▁construction . ▁By ▁then , ▁the ▁plans ▁had ▁already ▁changed ▁from ▁ten uous ▁w art ime ▁military ▁use ▁to ▁over t ▁development ▁into ▁an ▁international ▁air port . ▁A ▁photograph ▁made ▁in