Tickets Alert: Croydon Airport open day
The remains of London’s original international airport can be found in Croydon, and the old control tower and entrance hall are open once a month.
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Croydon Airport was originally two World War 1 airfields separated by a main road. At the end of the war, they were combined to form a civilian airport. The new Croydon Aerodrome opened on 29 March 1920.
While the airport had many famous firsts, probably the one that may sound familiar to most people
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