Credit for this entry to:
Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Hot air balloon manufacturer. Pilot of the first British public airmail flight in 1902. He once crossed the North Sea to Sweden in a balloon called “Mammoth” and he was the first balloonist to be issued with a passport when he flew non-stop to Russia.
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M. Auguste Eugine Gaudron
{Around an illustration of a hot air balloon:} Croydon Road Recreation Ground...
The airfield was originally opened by the Royal Flying Corps during World War...
Founded by local enthusiasts, whose passion for the Battle of Britain period ...
At this time post offices were 10-a-penny (cheaper than the stamps they sold,...
