2 JANUARY 1926, Page 11

After long and difficult negotiations the Government has bought the

Hendon Aerodrome, about three hundred acres, from the Grahame-White Aviation Company. Claims and counter-claims between the parties dating from the War make it difficult to estimate the price that the taxpayer must find, but it will not be far short of 11,000,000. We trust that the Air Ministry has been well advised and that the country will get good value for the money. Hendon has had a short but great history in the development of flying. It will now be the most important station in the defence of London and the London headquarters of the Auxiliary Air Force.