Croydon Airport Visitor Centre
Key Facts
| Location: | Croydon, London |
| SatNav: | CRO 0XZ |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: | ? |
| Aircraft Exhibits: | 2 |
What’s Here
Croydon was London’s principal airport from the 1920s. The Visitors Centre comprises two galleries in the airport’s old control tower, with displays and memorabilia telling the history of the world’s first international airport.
Directions
A guide from the Croydon Airport Society will meet you at the front entrance of Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon, London. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Visiting
Opening Hours:
Open on the first Sunday of each month 11.00 am to 4.00 pm, (last admission 3.30 pm).
Admission:
Free.
Amenities:
Cafe.
List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. | Aircraft Type | Real Identity | Condition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T7793 | DH.82A Tiger Moth | T7793 | Complete | Displayed |
| ‘G-AOXL’ | DH.114 Heron 2D | ? | Complete | Displayed |
More Information
Croydon Airport Visitor Centre, Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon, London, CRO 0XZ. Tel/Fax: 0208 6691196. e-mail: cas.cavc@hotmail.co.uk, Website: Croydon Airport Society
24 March 2010 5:12 pm | Last Updated 5 August 2010 8:06 pm | 8 Comments
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By mike norman, 11 May 2010 @ 6:49 pm
As a 15 year old, prior to joining the RAF I sat for many hours alone plane spotting and recording plane numbers in my Ian Allen spotters book. this would have been in 1955.
By Mr B F Simpkin, 14 September 2010 @ 5:21 pm
this may be a useless comment, but my uncle Robert Palmer was a radio operator for Imperial Airways in the 1920-30s until it disbanded , then with Mrs Victor Bruce airfreight company,ei then did service for the country
By Ralph Kinmonth, 1 April 2011 @ 7:28 am
my maternal great uncle , Ralph Hope, flew from croydon with 605 squadron during battle of britain , until october 14th, Hurricane still buried in south norwood . Am intending to visit airport centre on sunday .
By Mike Castleton, 10 September 2011 @ 1:22 pm
In about ’54-’58 I and several mates known as the ‘Croydon Mob’ used to frequent the airport ‘spotting’ as Mike Norman.
Other names Mike Kimber, Tony Harper, George Trussell, Mike Oddy,Vick Lewis and others. Possible that we came across Mike Norman. Does he remember coming across any of us?
The Croydon Mob intend a reunion shortly, at the Airport.
By Robert Hodgson, 2 October 2011 @ 7:03 pm
The Tiger Moth is no longer on display and has been moved to Booker.
By Les Roth, 12 October 2011 @ 1:51 am
I definately remember the Croydon Mob, They made our visits very tentative. They hurled car tires at us in the public enclosure, and generally made life miserable’ To Mike Castle and others; enjoy your reunion and I forgive you Les Roth
By Les Roth, 16 October 2011 @ 5:35 pm
i remember seeing Edgar Percival at Stapleford Tawney in the mid to late 1950s. This was at the point when he was developing the EP9. I recall that he was sporting a large bandage on his head’
By david randall, 15 January 2012 @ 2:39 pm
1 remember the last aircraft to take off from Croydon September 1959.i think it was a Morton airways DH HERON there were a group of about 4 of us waving it goodbuy for a motion camera crew does any one know if the film exists ?