Фотографии
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Two RAF Dakotas flank an Air France Bloch 221 in April 1946.
Самолёты на фотографии: Bloch MB.220 - Франция - 1936Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - США - 1935
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Rows of D.H.9 fuselages stacked up in the Aircraft Disposal Company's works at Croydon.
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland D.H.9 - Великобритания - 1917
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Регистрационный номер: D-AXOS A common sight at Croydon until 1939 were the Lufthansa Junkers Ju 52/3ms. This one, D-AXOS Oswald Boelcke, was a regular visitor.
Самолёты на фотографии: Junkers Ju.52/3m - Германия - 1931
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Регистрационный номер: G-EBBS A view of Croydon in the early ’20s. Note D.H.34 G-EBBS parked at right.
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland D.H.32 / D.H.34 - Великобритания - 1921
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Not so common was this Lithuanian Air Force Anbo IV, which visited Croydon in July 1934.
Самолёты на фотографии: ANBO ANBO IV / ANBO 41 - Литва - 1932
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Регистрационный номер: G-AGZT The end. Avro 19 G-AGZT, last owned by Fairways (Jersey) Ltd, lying derelict at Croydon at the time of its closure in 1958.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Anson X - Великобритания - 1943
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Регистрационный номер: T7230 Tiger Moths stacked in the Rollason hangar awaiting civil conversion, 1959.
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - Великобритания - 1931
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Регистрационный номер: G-ACFC, G-ACFF, G-ADEA British Airways D.H.86 G-ADEA surrounded by smaller fry, with two D.H.83 Fox Moths in the foreground.
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland Express Air Liner / D.H.86 - Великобритания - 1934De Havilland Fox Moth / D.H.83 - Великобритания - 1932
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Регистрационный номер: G-ANAN Percival Q.6 and D.H. Dove on the Croydon apron in the mid 1950s
Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland Dove / D.H.104 - Великобритания - 1945Percival Petrel / Q.6 - Великобритания - 1937
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Регистрационный номер: G-AAXE, PH-AEI Typical apron scene at Croydon in the early ’30s with Fokker F.VIII PH-AEl, later to become G-AEPU with British Airways, and H.P.42 G-AAXE Hengist about to depart.
Самолёты на фотографии: Fokker F.VIII - Нидерланды - 1927Handley Page H.P.42 / H.P.45 - Великобритания - 1930
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Регистрационный номер: G-AGLW, VF164 For a short while BOAC’s Lancastrians called into Croydon. This one, G-AGLW Northampton, is seen there in the late '40s, and was scrapped at Hurn in January 1951.
Самолёты на фотографии: Avro Lancastrian / Type 691 - Великобритания - 1945
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Регистрационный номер: D-APIS The awesome Junkers-G 38 D-APIS at Croydon in August 1936. D-APIS was originally registered D-2500 and named General-feldmarschall von Hindenburg. It was destroyed at Athens during the war by RAF bombing.
Самолёты на фотографии: Junkers G 38 - Германия - 1929
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Three Douglas World Cruisers New Orleans 4, Boston 3 and Chicago 2 at Croydon on July 16, 1924, during their round-the-world flight from Seattle from April 6 to September 28.
Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DWC / World Cruiser - США - 1923
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Регистрационный номер: G-APBZ Norman Jones seated in the first Rollason-built Druine Turbulent, G-APBZ, shortly before its first flight at Croydon on January 1, 1958.
Самолёты на фотографии: Druine D.3 Turbulent - Франция - 1950
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Регистрационный номер: PH-AGA A low-level aerial view of Croydon taken in April 1935.
Самолёты на фотографии: Fokker F.IX / F.XII / F.XVIII - Нидерланды - 1929
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Регистрационный номер: G-EAJL THE LEVEL CROSSING AT WADDON AERODROME: Lieut. Courtney taxying a Westland across the road which divides the Waddon aerodrome, what time the red-flag man holds up the approaching traffic.
Westland Limousine G-EAJL crosses Plough Lane in September 1920. This road was removed in 1928 when the aerodrome was reconstructed. Prior to that time, the land to the east of Plough Lane was the main part of the aerodrome, being linked by railway sidings with the ADC factories situated nearby.Самолёты на фотографии: Westland Limousine - Великобритания - 1919
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