Exhibition Tours Sutton Libraries
Our exhibition based on this blog went to Wallington Library today and will be there until Saturday 24 October. It’ll be transferred to the Phoenix
Brief Coda to the Visit of King Amanuallah
U3A member Mike Holmewood has previously blogged about the visits of VIPs and foreign royalty to Croydon, particularly the visit of King Amanuallah of Afghanistan. As
Why Josephine Baker flew in and out of Croydon in a day.
Last Thursday, attendees at the Museum of Croydon were treated to an account of why Josephine Baker made a mad dash to Croydon Airport and
Flying to the Past: This Saturday
A taster of two of the talks we have for Flying to the Past this Saturday: Michael McCluskey (UCL), Croydon Calling: The Airport and Interwar
U3A member Robin Dewell on a horrific crash at Croydon Airport: 14 BURNED TO DEATH IN AEROPLANE KLM Liner Crashes in Fog a Mile from
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 raise a storm
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 Beddington, one of
Gold Bullion Robbery: 1935 Part II
Robin Dewell continues his story of the Goild Bullion robbery at Croydon Airport in 1935 in the stye of the newspapers at the time: GOLD
£21,000 BULLION ROBBERY: 1935
A post from U3A member Robin Dewell written in the style of a 1930s newspaper: £21,000 BULLION ROBBERY ———— EARLY MORNING TAXI RIDE ————— ”Little
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 Le Bourget, Paris
How Safe was Flying in the 1930s? Part II
Rapid Development in the 1930s. The graphs showing the number of flights (Machine Flights, left), the number of Passengers and the amount of Cargo and
How Safe was Flying in the 1930s?
U3A member Peter Day examines the safety of flight in the 1930s: Air Ship Hindenberg burning In the 1930s flight in heavier-than-air aeroplanes was still
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 building of the
Britain’s Busiest Airport
A post by U3A member Peter Day on, well, post: Air Mail with Croydon Airport in background Many people are completely unaware that there was
Serving a crisp salad – the stewards of the Silver Wing Paris flights
Another post from U3A member Cheryl Bailey on luxury travel to Paris by plane in the 1930s: In the 1930s, responsibility for the comfort and
