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Place    From 29/3/1920  To 30/9/1959

Croydon airport

Categories: Aviation, Transport

Croydon airport

Croydon was London's first international airport. The terminal building, 1928 - 1959, was one of the first purpose-built terminal buildings in the world. The air traffic control tower is the first in the world. and have visited the museum. And Londonist, bless them, have posted .

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Croydon airport

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Croydon aircraft

{On an information board attached to the terminal building, behind the plane:...

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Croydon airport opening

There are two versions of this plaque, identically worded, attached to either...

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Croydon airport terminal building

Croydon's Heritage Croydon airport terminal building, 1928 - 1959, one of the...

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Royal Air Force Gang Show Association

Royal Air Force Gang Show Association

The name of this organisation sometimes has "Shows" rather than "Show".

Group, Armed Forces, Aviation, Theatre

2 memorials
Chisenhale Works

Chisenhale Works

Built by Morris Cohen to produce veneer for the construction of Spitfire cockpits, as well as propellers and plywood for Mosquito aircraft. The plaque on the building says it existed from the 1930s...

Group, Aviation, Engineering

1 memorial
Royal Air Forces Association

Royal Air Forces Association

A UK based charitable organisation which provides care and support to serving and retired members of the Royal Air Forces and their dependents. There are currently (2013) 504 branches across the UK...

Group, Armed Forces, Aviation, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
First British airmail post office

First British airmail post office

At this time post offices were 10-a-penny (cheaper than the stamps they sold, ha ha) but airmail post offices were rare as hens' teeth, since airmail did not exist - the only way to send a letter b...

Group, Aviation

1 memorial