People and Crashes at Beddington
Herbert Montgomery Martin records many crashes. The aerodrome was home to Training Squadrons from May 1916 until the end and beyond of... Read More
Tragedy at Croydon’s Tank Day 1918
On a previous post giving some glimpses of Croydon in 1918 through Herbert Montgomery Martin’s photographs, I mentioned that there was a... Read More
The Tragedy of Airship R101
On 5 October 1930, the Airship R101 left Britain and crushed in Northern France. Forty-six passengers and crew on board burnt to... Read More
U3A member Robin Dewell on a horrific crash at Croydon Airport: 14 BURNED TO DEATH IN AEROPLANE KLM Liner Crashes in Fog... Read More
Living Near the Airport: Accidents
U3A member Peter Day continues his post on the sometimes dangerous consequences of living near Croydon Airport: Nothing was more likely to... Read More
“The Suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots ” Ezekiel xxvii 28
Image of crash on 9 September 1936 A prescient post from U3A project member Peter Day explores the potential dangers of living... Read More
