Aircraft

A selection of pictures of aircraft seen at Croydon throughout it's history

The De Havilland DH104 Dove & the DH114 Heron

Click on the blue underlined names for links   the 'DH Moths'  the 'DH 82 Tiger Moths'  the 'DH84 Dragon'  the 'DH86 Dragon Express' the 'DH89 Dragon Rapide'  the 'DH90 Dragonfly'  the 'DH Chipmunk'  A link to the rest of the De Havilland's

DH104 Dove

(above) Passengers boarding a 'DH 104 Dove' of 'Morton Air Services'. Late 1950's

A typical busy time in and around 'Olley Air Services' hangar. (above) an 'Erco Ercoupe' in the foreground, one of 'Olley's' 'DH 104 Dove's', a pair of 'Proctor's' either side and an 'Anson' inside the hangar. (below) the 'Ercoupe' and another of 'Olley's' 'DH 104 Dove's'.

(above and below) Morton's Dove's. September 1955.

(below) 7th of September 1954. Dove G=ANAN of Morton Air Services.

(below) Dove. 1957

(above) at the top a 'DH114 Heron' and the others are 'DH104 Dove's' of Olley's pictures mid 1950's

(above and below) 'DH104 Dove's' at Croydon in the mid 1950's

DH114 Heron

(above) A 'DH114 Heron' of Jersey Airlines at Croydon in the mid 1950's

(above) DH Heron. Late 50's

(below) DH Heron

(below) DH Heron. 1957

(below) 'DH114 Heron' of Morton Air Services.

(below) DH114 Heron. August 1959.

(above) 'DH114 Heron' of 'Morton Air Services', preparing for the last commercial flight out of 'Croydon Airport' on the 30th of September 1959. (below) a similar aircraft painted in the markings of G-AOXL, is currently mounted on display as a monument in front of the restored Terminal building.