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Gatwick
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March
1949 CG
TransSaharienne DC-3 in front of The Beehive (© C. Abbott, via Peter
Jones)
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Gatwick
airport
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Airfield Today:
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Gatwick
airport
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Tower Type:
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'The Beehive' terminal
building built 1936, connected to the railway station by underground walkway
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Tower:
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Now
a listed and protected building
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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Opened
as a civil airport in 1930, major building work carried out in 1936. ?
 1/10/37 to
1/9/39, No. 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School with Tiger
Moths, Harts and Magisters. Transferred to 18 E&RFTS at Fairoaks.5/40 to 1/45, Airfield used by several Army Co-operation Command Sqns, on training duties and operational sorties. Operational fighter bomber and photographic sorties also flown. 1/45 to 5/45, used by SHAEF disarmament unit. 5/45 to 8/45, used temporarily by several Sqns. /46 to 3/56, used by several civillian companies including Airwork servicing Sea Hornets and Seafires. 9/6/58, after extensive rebuilding became Londons second airport. |
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December
1949 Beehive
in the background (© Peter Jones)
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Operational Fighter
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Opened:
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1/8/1930
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Closed:
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n/a
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ID Code:
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??
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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Grass, then 3 steel
track, single runway built 1956
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Hangars:
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1- Bellman, 6- Blister
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County:
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Surrey
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Location:
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28 miles S of London
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OS Ref:
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TQ270404
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Links:
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©:
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All photos © Peter
Jones
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1949
Airwork DC-3, bacame G-AMXX
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1949
De
Havilland Dove
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airfield
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