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Croydon Airport (ICAO: EGCR) [a] was the UK's only international airport during the interwar period. [1] [2] It opened in 1920, located near Croydon, then part of Surrey.Built in a Neoclassical style, [3] it was developed as Britain's main airport, handling more cargo, mail, and passengers than any other UK airport at the time. [2]
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The London region is served by six main airports, and a number of smaller ones. There are also some former airports which used to serve London, but have since closed. Some of London's airports (e.g. Heathrow, City Airport, Croydon Airport and Biggin Hill Airport) are or were inside the boundary of Greater London, but others (e.g. Gatwick, Stansted, Southend and Luton) are outside Greater ...
The Croydon Aerodrome robbery was the theft of £21,000 worth of gold bullion, gold sovereigns and American Eagles from London's Croydon Aerodrome (then in Surrey) on 6 March 1935. As was customary at the aerodrome, only one security guard was on duty; he held the keys to the strong room, and met each incoming cargo flight.
A photo of Croydon Airport in the 1930’s. Croydon was the location of London's main airport until the Second World War. During the war, much of central Croydon was devastated by German V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets, and for many years the town bore the scars of the destruction.
Simple English; Suomi; Svenska; Türkçe; ... Croydon Airport (15 P) D. Defunct airports in England (54 P) Airports in Derbyshire (1 C, 3 P) E. East Midlands Airport ...
The company was founded in 1943 by W.A. Rollason at Croydon Airport along with a sister company W.A. Rollason Limited and Rollason Aircraft Services Limited. The Rollason companies were involved in the maintenance and overhaul of a large variety of aircraft and engines, primarily based at Croydon with engine work done at Shoreham. [2]
In 1937, the airport was bought by the Air Ministry, and developed to become almost as large as Croydon Airport, making it London's second airport at that time. Imperial Airways served the British Empire from Croydon, and British Airways served European destinations from Heston. The area of the landing field was then 3,540 feet by 2,700 feet.