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Airport Technical and
Aircrew information |
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Classification ... Air Ministry public grass airport. Pilots
should excercise great care when taxying on the concrete embarkation
area in front of the control tower, aas owing to the concrete
sloping down towards the North-East, there is a possibility,
especially in wet weather of aircraft getting out of control. |
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Controller ... Directorate of Civil Aviation, Air Ministry,
Ariel House, Strand, London. WC2. |
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Altitude ... 230ft above mean sea level. |
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Grid reference ... 51 - 21 North. 00 - 07 West. |
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Operator ... Airport Superintendant, London (Croydon),
Croydon Airport, Croydon. Surrey. |
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Telephone number ... Croydon 2721 |
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Telegraphic address ... Aeronautics Croydon |
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Facilities ... 1200yds N to S. 1360yds NE to SW. 1180yds
E to W. 1160yds SE to NW. A number of steel and concrete hangars
some with 150ft wide doorways, and others with 119ft doorways.
Fuel, oil and water. Rotating compass base capable of being locked
on the eight compass points. Anchorages suitable fror large aircraft
are to the west of 'Hangar A'. All repair facilities available.
Hotel at the aerodrome. |
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Croydon Aerodrome Code
was GED |
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(above
and below) the airport
details from about 1930 |
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Click on blue
underlined links below for details |
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Local
Regulations |
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Obstructions |
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Aerodrome
Codes |
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'Q' Codes |
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Special
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