NigG,
...yes the same Hanworth that's now infamous for its riots some years ago...
Handsworth, of course (as Wander00 has gently corrected). Another point of similarity between Arthur (if I may be permitted to use your Father's Christian name) and myself:
In January and February of 1942, I did my Advanced School (and got my USAAC Wings) at Selma Field in Alabama. Then few people ouside the US had ever heard (or ever would hear) about the place, which was well and truly "out in the sticks".
In 1965 its name spread worldwide, on account of the race riots and the Selma Marches.
Danny.