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After the Second World War, its role returned to civil aviation, but the role of London's primary international airport passed to London Heathrow Airport. Croydon Airport closed in 1959. It had been known under eight different names while it was active.

After the Second World War, its role returned to civil aviation, but the role of London's primary international airport passed to London Heathrow Airport. Croydon Airport closed in 1959. It had been known under eight different names while it was active.

London Croydon Airport was Britain's first major international airport. It played a major role in the development of global air travel after World War One and has a significant place in early 20th century British history.

On 29 March 1920, and renamed Croydon Aerodrome or 'The Air Port of London', Beddington became the site of Britain's first international airport. The original accommodation was partly in re-used First World War buildings and partly in newly-built wooden huts.

Johnson set off alone in a single-engine De Havilland Gipsy Moth, which she called Jason, from Croydon Airport on 5 May 1930 and landed in Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory 19 days later, on 24 May, after an epic flight of 11,000 miles.

Croydon remained number two in the country until the redevelopment of Gatwick in 1958. The site could not keep up with its new counterparts and eventually closed in 1959.

London Croydon Airport began preparations for the inevitable outbreak of war with Germany. RAF Croydon became a satellite airfield to RAF Kenley and fell under the control of 11 Group, Fighter Command. Over the next months, many aircraft and squadrons now arrived or transited through RAF Croydon.

Croydon is a town known for its market and great places to eat. From amazing artisan foods to artsy attractions, Croydon is the perfect place to explore.

As the vast majority of place names in the area are of Anglo-Saxon origin, the theory accepted by most philologists is that the name Croydon derives originally from the Old English croh, meaning "crocus", and denu, "valley", indicating that, like Saffron Walden in Essex, it was a centre for the cultivation of saffron.

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Summary : Shoreham is Britain's oldest licensed airport and was also used as a military airfield in both World Wars. Flying began in 1910 and an airport was opened in 1911, then known as Brighton (Shoreham) Airport.

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A PLACE IN HISTORY

With the March 1920 closure of the temporary aerodrome at Hounslow Heath, Croydon became operational as London Terminal Aerodrome on 29th March 1920.

In its early years what is now London Heathrow Airport was the Great West Aerodrome, sometimes known as Heathrow Aerodrome. During 1953, Queen Elizabeth II ceremonially laid the first slab of a new runway at Heathrow.

The aircraft on permanent display outside the building is a De Havilland Heron, painted as G-AOXL of Morton Air Services, which was the aircraft that flew the last passenger flight from Croydon on 30 September 1959.

Flying a Gipsy Moth named Jason, Johnson made the England to Australia trip in May 1930 in 19 and a half days, and continued to make many impressive cross-country flights from England around Europe and to Moscow and Tokyo.

The only known fragment of wreckage from the last plane flown by pioneering British aviator Amy Johnson in 1941 has been bought by a British war museum. The 83-year-old segment of the plane was purchased by the Kent Battle of Britain Museum for £3,673.60.

Amy Johnson disappeared in 1941 over the Thames Estuary. She was flying a plane for the Air Transport Auxiliary. Her body was never recovered.

Flushing Airport (IATA: FLU, ICAO: KFLU, FAA LID: FLU) was an airfield in northern Queens in New York City. It is located in the neighborhood of College Point, near Flushing. The airfield was in operation from 1929 to 1984. Deserted road to Flushing Airport hangars (demolished 2008).

In 1986 the Ticketing/Baggage Claim Building was removed. The last section of the old terminal to be destroyed was Concourse A, which met its demise in 1990. This facility had been converted (in the early 1980s) into office space for upstart carrier Air Atlanta.

The airport now has no scheduled passenger airline service. The airport's passenger terminal also houses facilities for Customs and Border Protection, which serves private and cargo airplanes.

Ukrainian forces initially evicted the Russian airborne troops from the airport, but were soon engaged by Russian reinforcements. On 25 February 2022, the Russian forces re-captured the Hostomel Airport from the Ukrainians.