page_title: Hendon Aerodrome
hierarchical_section_title: Hendon Aerodrome
caption_attribution_description: English: IWM caption&#160;: Vertical aerial view of RAF Hendon, Middlesex. Numerous aircraft can be seen dispersed around the airfield perimeter. At this time, No. 24 Squadron RAF, No. 116 Squadron RAF, No. 1416 (Reconnaissance) Flight and No. 1 Camouflage Unit were all based at Hendon. Note the attempts to camouflage the airfield and runways in a variety of schemes.
context_page_description: Hendon Aerodrome was an aerodrome in London, England, that was an important centre for aviation from 1908 to 1968.
  It was situated in Colindale, seven miles north west of Charing Cross. It nearly became "the Charing Cross of the UK's international air routes", but for the actions of the RAF after the First World War. It was known as a place of pioneering experiments including the first airmail, the first parachute descent from a powered aircraft, the first night flights, and the first aerial defence of a city.
context_section_description: Hendon Aerodrome was an aerodrome in London, England, that was an important centre for aviation from 1908 to 1968.
  It was situated in Colindale, seven miles (11.3 km) north west of Charing Cross.  It nearly became "the Charing Cross of the UK's international air routes", but for the actions of the RAF after the First World War.  It was known as a place of pioneering experiments including the first airmail, the first parachute descent from a powered aircraft, the first night flights, and the first aerial defence of a city.
caption: Aerial view circa 1941-1942
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