▁air port ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 : ▁The ▁Royal ▁Aer onaut ical ▁Society ▁( RA e S ) ▁held ▁its ▁annual ▁garden ▁party ▁fly - ins ▁at ▁He ath row ▁air field , ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Richard ▁F aire y , ▁chairman ▁and ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁F aire y ▁A viation ▁Company ▁Ltd , ▁and ▁a ▁past ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁RA e S . ▁The ▁events ▁were ▁av iation ▁society ▁gather ings ▁combined ▁with ▁promotion ▁and ▁display ▁of ▁aircraft ▁and ▁their ▁manufact ur ers , ▁before ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁aircraft ▁industry ▁shows ▁in ▁Britain , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Richard ▁F aire y , ▁who ▁started ▁in ▁business ▁with ▁model ▁aircraft , ▁also ▁allowed ▁week end ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁by ▁model ▁aircraft ▁clubs . ▁More ▁people ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁visit ▁He ath row ▁on ▁that ▁one ▁day ▁than ▁they ▁did ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 5 : ▁The ▁first ▁F aire y ' s ▁air show . ▁A ▁description ▁in ▁The ▁Aer op lane ▁magazine ▁( 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁calls ▁the ▁place ▁" He ath row ▁Aer od rome , ▁Harm ond sw orth ". ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 6 : ▁A ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Aer od rom es ▁Committee ▁of ▁M idd les ex ▁County ▁Council , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁discussed ▁and ▁rejected ▁an