Originally Posted by
233SQN
if you look carefuly at a Google Earth type site ( the one I use is
http://www.flashearth.com ) & compare to ariel shots available on the web, you can make out the circles marked on the grass at both Hanworth and Hounslow!!
I think that this may be wishful thinking - yes, you can see circles on the grass, but these are more likely to be fungal rings than vestiges of the original airfield circles.
In the case of Hanworth, have a look at the photo of the Graf Zeppelin over the aerodrome in 1932
http://www.cdrake.co.uk/Images/Felth...ark%201932.jpg.
You can orientate the flash aerial view to the photo using the shape of the house in the centre of the airfield, and confirm by checking the point on the perimeter where the Longford river goes underground (visible in the photo).
It is apparent that the white Airfield ring is in a very different place to the currently visible rings.
In the case of Hounslow, it would have been most peculiar to have put the ring so close to a corner of the field - the ring was normally located to mark the center of the landing area.
SD