“Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Croydon.” According to Adrian Turpin of The Independent, writing in 1995, this is how John Betjeman’s 1937 poem Slough was supposed to begin. Then Betjeman ...

Croydon Airport, near London, broke records as it opened up commercial air travel to and from Europe. But after a lifetime of glamor, it has faded into obscurity.

London Croydon Airport played a major role in the development of global air travel after World War One, and has a significant place in early 20th century British history – in fact, it launched ...

Johnson set off alone in a single-engine De Havilland Gipsy Moth, which she called Jason, from Croydon Airport on 5 May 1930 and landed in Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory 19 days later ...

OK I'm sold — book me on the next flight from Croydon... Sadly, the airport closed in 1959, but there are monthly open days , where you can explore the old building, and its magnificent ...

Croydon Airport, near London, broke records as it opened up commercial air travel to and from Europe. But after a lifetime of glamor, it has faded into obscurity.

Croydon Airport, near London, broke records as it opened up commercial air travel to and from Europe. But after a lifetime of glamor, it has faded into obscurity.