RAF Gatwick airport

2001 (© Mark Stanley)

RAF Gatwick airport

'The Beehive' terminal building built 1936, connected to the railway station by underground walkway

Now a listed and protected building

Other Buildings:

Opened as a civil airport in 1930, major building work carried out in 1936. ?
01/10/37 to 01/09/39, No. 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School with Tiger Moths, Harts and Magisters. Transferred to 18 E&RFTS at Fairoaks.
05/40 to 01/45, Airfield used by several Army Co-operation Command Sqns, on training duties and operational sorties. Operational fighter bomber and photographic sorties also flown.
01/45 to 05/45, used by SHAEF disarmament unit.
05/45 to 08/45, used temporarily by several Sqns.
/46 to 03/56, used by several civillian companies including Airwork servicing Fairey Gannets, Sea hawks, Sea Hornets and Seafires. 09/06/58, after extensive rebuilding became Londons second airport.

RAF Gatwick airport

CG TransSaharienne DC-3 in front of The Beehive March 1949 (© C. Abbott, via Peter Jones)

Beehive in the background December 1949 (© Peter Jones)

RAF Gatwick airport

Operational Fighter

Grass, then 3x - steel track, single runway built 1956

1x - Bellman, 6x - Blister

28 miles S of London

All photos © Peter Jones

RAF Gatwick airport

1949 Airwork DC-3, bacame G-AMXX

1949 De Havilland Dove

RAF Gatwick airport

RAF Gatwick airport
Airfield:	Operational Fighter
Opened:	01/08/1930
Closed:	N/A
ID Code:	??
USAAF Station:	N/A
Runways:	Grass, then 3x - steel track, single runway built 1956
Hangars:	1x - Bellman, 6x - Blister
County:	Surrey
Location:	28 miles S of London
OS Ref:	TQ270404
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©:	All photos © Peter Jones
RAF Gatwick airport

RAF Gatwick airport
Airfield Today:	Gatwick airport
Tower Type:	'The Beehive' terminal building built 1936, connected to the railway station by underground walkway
Tower:	Now a listed and protected building
Other Buildings:	Not known
History:	Opened as a civil airport in 1930, major building work carried out in 1936. ? 01/10/37 to 01/09/39, No. 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School with Tiger Moths, Harts and Magisters. Transferred to 18 E&RFTS at Fairoaks. 05/40 to 01/45, Airfield used by several Army Co-operation Command Sqns, on training duties and operational sorties. Operational fighter bomber and photographic sorties also flown. 01/45 to 05/45, used by SHAEF disarmament unit. 05/45 to 08/45, used temporarily by several Sqns. /46 to 03/56, used by several civillian companies including Airwork servicing Fairey Gannets, Sea hawks, Sea Hornets and Seafires. 09/06/58, after extensive rebuilding became Londons second airport.
RAF Gatwick airport