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Croydon
Aerodrome |
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The
London Terminal Aerodrome |
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1928 - 1939 |
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An assortment of pictures below of the
Apron and parking area mostly in front of the Terminal |
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(above) The busy new aerodrome now under
full operations with new laid out taxying and parking areas.
The 75ft water tower and the new 'Waddon Estate' development
in the background. (below) the same time but viewed from
a different angle. |
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(above) on the tarmac apron August 1928 |
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(above and below) early users of the new airport.
1929. |
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(below) November 1929 |
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(below) A snowy airport. late 1920's |
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(above) not long after the opening before
the new gardens were laid out in front of the arrival area. |
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(below) 1929 |
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(above) a snowy airport in the 1930's |
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(below) AW Argosy early 30's |
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(above) on the apron 1930's. |
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(below) Floodlit in 1931 |
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(below) a busy day on the apron. An HP Syrinx of Imperial
Airways, A DH Dragon Express of Aer Lingus and a Fokker of Air
France. |
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(above) 1935 |
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(above) Heracles and I Swoop. |
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(above)
a 'KLM' and a 'SABENA',
'Fokker' airliners on the tarmac apron in the late 1930's. |
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(above) in front is the 'Short S17', 'Syrinx',
with'HP42' 'Horatius' behind. With a 'Boulton Paul P17a', 'Britomart'
on the left and another 'Boulton Paul P17a', 'Boadicea' on the
right. 1935 |
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(below) unloding from Imperial Airways Short Syrinx. |
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(below) 1936. |
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(below) a crowded apron |
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(above) 1936 The Airport operations in the snow. |
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On the
tarmac (top picture) an Imperial Airways 'HP42' just
towed in to place in front of departures ready for new passengers.
(below) a 'Royal Mail' van transferring
mail to a 'Royal Dutch Airlines' transport aircraft in the picture |
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(above) London Terminal Aerodrome Croydon 1936, with
an Air France 'Wibault 282' parked on the tarmac apron in front
of the Tower. |
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