Historic Croydon Airport - a key part of aviation history

Historic Croydon Airport - a place steeped in history, pivotal in the design of the modern airport and an essential part of the development of the whole air travel experience that we very much take for granted nowadays.

In this film Ian Walker from the Historic Croydon Airport Trust tells us its fascinating story and with the support of the excellent work of Roger Potten‪@archivesketcher2365‬ we can visualise exactly how it would looked and operated throughout its core years from 1928 until its closure in 1959.

When I visited this site on one of the monthly Open Days (see below for booking details), I was captured by it. I undertook to put this together to share its story as wide as possible. Croydon should be proud of this place, and if you are in the area I would highly recommend a visit, you will not be disappointed!

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00:00 Start
00:13 Opening from Ian Walker
01:17 Location
02:10 Aircraft at the Front
02:47 The Gate Lodge
04:23 The Architecture
08:00 Rear of the Terminal Building
08:42 Control Tower
12:33 World War II Bomb Damage
14:12 Booking Hall
15:13 Inside the Control Tower
17:42 Closing Summary

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