Air Raid Warning Systems in Croydon: From non-existence to technical wizardry
Records in the Museum of Croydon record the gradual implementation of an air raid defence system and even – though not until... Read More
Air Raid Defences in and around Croydon: Timeline
4 August 1914: Britain declares war on Germany 24 August 1914: Special Constables start guarding “vulnerable points” including water, gas and electricity... Read More
Fighting for Air Volunteer Visit to the Local Studies / Museum of Croydon
In the last post, I detailed how six of us had a busy day last Tuesday as we visited the First World... Read More
Air Defences at Croydon
In January 1916, as the aerodrome opened for use, an observation point was established in central Croydon. There were numerous reports of... Read More
The Croydon Zeppelin Raid: A Personal Connection
33 Leslie Park Rd, Croydon, 14 October 1915 The Fighting for War project has used this image of the Zeppelin raid on... Read More
Zeppelins over Croydon, 13/14 October 1915
Zeppelins raided London for two nights in September 1915. On the second of these raids, a Zeppelin was seen and heard heading... Read More
The Hague Convention and Aerial Warfare
The ‘calculated savagery of the German advance through Belgium’, as described in Croydon and the Great War, had a significant impact on... Read More
Fighting for Air: Visit to RAF Museum, Colindale
On Saturday (18 November), some of the Fighting for Air team of volunteers went to the other side of London to visit... Read More
Volunteers needed for assistance with ‘Fighting for Air’ World War One Project Just over one hundred years ago, two small airfields at... Read More
National Aircraft Factory No 1: Part One
A post from U3A group member Bill O’Neill on the rise of the industrial estate around Croydon Airport and the need for... Read More