Captain Franklyn Barnard Catalogued (almost)
Photograph of Barnard after he had won the Kings Cup in 1922 Further to our last post on Franklyn Barnard, our intrepid... Read More
Captain Franklyn L. Barnard & Cataloguing
Graham and Malcolm checking the material One of the tasks the Hidden Heritage of Croydon Airport project is doing is getting our... Read More
Living near the Airport: The Aerodrome’s Location
U3A member Peter Day writes on the disturbance caused by living near Croyon Airport: In 1915 a small aerodrome was established at... Read More
Celebrity of the Skies: Captain O. P. Jones
Cheryl Bailey finishes her pieces on the Silver Wing Service with a maverick celebrity pilot: The Silver Wing flights from Croydon to... Read More
The New London Airport (Croydon): A Major Attraction
King Amanuallah of Afghanistan at Croydon Airport, 1928 A post from U3A member Mike Holmewood on an unusual visit to Croydon: The... Read More
Faces of Amy Johnson: A Struggle with Depression?
Another post by Trish Allen on Amy Johnson and what drove her: Amy at Cairo on her return from Australia, 1930 So... Read More