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Croydon Airport: The Peaceful Years
Mike Hooks
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Description for Croydon Airport: The Peaceful Years
Paperback. A history of Croydon airport Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 338.
Croydon Airport, opened as a Royal Flying Corps aerodrome in 1916, had a short but important history before closing in 1959 after being replaced by Heathrow as London's main airport. One of Europe's most important airports in the inter-war period, Croydon witnessed the development of air transport from converted military aeroplanes through to the de Havilland Albatross and H.P. 42 airliners that were in services at the start of the Second World War. Private flying also took off in the inter-war period, initially using RAF-surplus types like the Avro 504K. These were gradually replaced ... Read more
Croydon Airport, opened as a Royal Flying Corps aerodrome in 1916, had a short but important history before closing in 1959 after being replaced by Heathrow as London's main airport. One of Europe's most important airports in the inter-war period, Croydon witnessed the development of air transport from converted military aeroplanes through to the de Havilland Albatross and H.P. 42 airliners that were in services at the start of the Second World War. Private flying also took off in the inter-war period, initially using RAF-surplus types like the Avro 504K. These were gradually replaced ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752427584
SKU
V9780752427584
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99-10
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