Croydon Airport
Croydon,Airport
Croydon,Airport,ICAO:,was,EGCR,,which,has,since,been,reassigned,was,an,airport,in,South,London,straddling,the,boundary,between,what,are,now,the,London,boroughs,of,Croydon,and,Sutton1,It,was,the,main,airport,for,London,before,it,was,replaced,by,Northolt,Aerodrome,,London,Heathrow,Airport,and,Gatwick,Airport,The,terminal,building,and,entrance,lodge,are,Grade,II,listed,buildings23
Contents
1,History
11,Origin
12,Expansion
13,Battle,of,Britain
14,Postwar,developments,and,final,closure
2,The,area,today
3,The,buildings
4,Aviators,,pioneers,and,aircraft
5,Accidents,and,incidents
6,References
61,Bibliography
7,External,links
History
Area,around,Croydon,Airport,as,it,was,in,the,1920s,or,1930s
Origin
In,1915,Beddington,Aerodrome,was,established,–,one,of,a,number,of,small,airfields,around,London,that,were,created,for,protection,against,Zeppelin,raids,during,the,First,World,War,In,1916,a,wooden,air,traffic,control,and,Customs,building,was,built,on,one,of,these,two,aerodromes4,Waddon,Aerodrome,opened,in,1918,,adjoining,National,Aircraft,Factory,No,1,,to,serve,aircraft,croydon,airport,,croydon,airport,england,,croydon,airport,museum,,croydon,airport,open,day,,croydon,airport,visitor,centre,,croydon,airport,hotel,Croydon,Airport
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