Reconstructing the First World War Aerodrome at Croydon / Beddington: Updated
Roger Potten has updated the ambulances and ambulance station on Sketch Up since the last blog post on the ambulance station. The ambulance is based
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, to give context,
Bonds not Bombs in Croydon: German War Reparations
Almost 7 years after the end of the First World War, Croydon Airport played a role in its economic aftermath when an aeroplane landed with
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 area behind C
Reconstructing the First World War Aerodrome at Croydon / Beddington in Detail: the ambulance station
Pilots (and other crew) were very likely to have accidents in training, as we have blogged previously. Fire was one of the most likely and
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 mainly be trenches,
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 detail aspects of
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 on photographs and
Mapping the Aerodrome in the First World War
Roger Potten is one of our highly skilled archive volunteers who has been working on rebuilding the first Croydon Airport (1919-1927) on a platform called
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 Croydon aerodrome during
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 summer 1917 –
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 works; telephone exchange;
Public Reaction in Croydon to the Zeppelin Raids of October 1915
Norman, one of our volunteers on the Fighting for Air project, discovered a very interesting and important item in the Museum of Croydon. A handbill
Capt. L. M. Barlow: The ‘Gadget King’ and Local Hero
Captain Leonard Monteagle Barlow, who lived in Onslow Gardens Wellington was brought to our attention by Lorraine (one of the project volunteers) as he was
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 the war; No.