Just as World War I had breathed unlikely life into Croydon Airport, World War II more or less took it away. The RAF took ...

London was once home to an incredible airport that introduced some of the world’s most important aviation innovations - yet today, most people have never even heard of it.. Croydon Airport ...

It also had the first airport hotel in the world, now the Hallmark Hotel Croydon Aerodrome. And it was the spiritual home of Amy Johnson — the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia ...

Just as World War I had breathed unlikely life into Croydon Airport, World War II more or less took it away. The RAF took over, and civilian flights stopped.