Reconstructing the First World War Aerodrome at Croydon / Beddington: Photographs
Roger Potten has recreated two of Herbert Montgomery Martins photos from World War One. Compare The five ground crew (211): with and,... Read More
Reconstructing the First World War Aerodrome: Wooden Huts behind C Hanger
Continuing with our virtual tour of the Croydon Aerodrome in the First World War, below are images of the wooden huts and... Read More
Reconstructing the First World War Aerodrome at Croydon / Beddington in Detail: Bombing Observation Tower
One of the new training procedures brought in was target practice for pilots to bomb designated locations. In the field these would... Read More
Reconstructing the First World War Aerodrome at Croydon / Beddington in Detail: Hangers, HQ and Camels
Following on from our previous post on Roger Potten’s reconstructions of the aerodrome between 1916-1919, these images illustrate the hangers (and therefore... Read More
Building Beddington / Croydon Aerodrome in 1918
The last post detailed the activities of volunteer Roger Potten in mapping out the aerodrome and airfield from 1917 to 1920. Drawing... Read More
Killed by a propeller: Sad accident to Air Mechanic
Lorraine has found a reference to an air mechanic, not on our Roll of Honour (air men who died at or around... Read More
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