Crumbling away in amongst overgrown vegetation in 2005, this area would have been a busy aerodrome scene in the early part of the last century, replete with sounds of aero engines and aviation fumes. The Control Tower's equipment was removed in 1958 and the last RAF aircraft landed at Hendon on the 19th of June 1968. The aerodrome fell silent to aircraft and became a museum and housing estate. The Graham-White offices and "Watch" Tower were eventually moved to the RAF Museum site and reconstructed, and this area became home to the new Colindale police station and a high-rise housing estate.

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