Though the 1928 airport complex was a big step up from the original aerodrome, Croydon was still blighted by problems. It was a distance from central London, and without its own railway station.

The flight was bound for England, where family and friends of some of the 241 victims on board, including 52 British ...

LONDON, May 30, 1927 (UP) -- Greeted by the cheers of 100,000 persons, Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at Croydon airport Sunday night. The crowd broke away from police control when "The Spirit ...

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The south London town is widely mocked for its none ... Just as World War I had breathed unlikely life into Croydon Airport, World War II more or less took it away. The RAF took over, and civilian ...