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all connected with Croydon & its aerodrome who gave their lives in WW2

Croydon aerodrome was the world's first international airport. It was closed to civil traffic at the start of WW2 to become an RAF fighter station. It was in the front line for the Battle of Britain. On 15 August 1940 it was targeted during the first major raid on the London area. In February 1946 it was handed back to civil control but with no room for expansion the decision was taken to close it and the last scheduled plane flew out on 30 September 1959.

We cannot find a picture of the airport from the wartime, but perhaps that's due to security preventing any being taken. Our undated picture is of the inside of the control tower.

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all connected with Croydon & its aerodrome who gave their lives in WW2

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Croydon Aerodrome Battle of Britain memorial

21 foot high and topped with a bronze eagle, this monument does not actually ...

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R. Fus. (C. of L. Regt) 43rd Batn. - Garrison

R. Fus. (C. of L. Regt) 43rd Batn. - Garrison

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt) 43rd Batn. - Garrison

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Robert H. and Mrs Tuttle

Robert H. and Mrs Tuttle

American businessman, car dealer and USA Ambassador, 2005 - 2009.

Group, Politics & Administration, USA

1 memorial
Nirenstein family that survived

Nirenstein family that survived

Of a family of seven, four survived.  On the night of the bomb Sophie the mother had been staying with her sister in Brent.  Her eldest daughter (Phyllis Hillel) was working away as a Land Girl.  1...

Group, Friend / family

1 memorial
Finnish Seamen's Mission

Finnish Seamen's Mission

We found a reference to the Mission at the Branch Street address in the Children's Newspaper, 10 June 1933, but apart from that the address given for the Finnish Seamen's Mission and church is alwa...

Group, Community / Clubs, Transport, Finland

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Joseph and Mary Knight

Joseph and Mary Knight

From Diocese of Westminster: After 1840 "They planned a Catholic foundation in the parish and purchased, for £5,000, two and a half acres of land which had formerly been the Wellington Cricket Grou...

Group, Philanthropy

1 memorial

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Plaistow Library

Plaistow Library

E13, North Street, 79

In 1902 Plaistow was part of the Borough of West Ham.

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