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1928 TRANSPORT: Croydon Airport opened
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0:37Now PlayingDate: 7th May 1928
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: London's New Air Post
ENGLAND: Surrey: Croydon:
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Lady Maud Hoare (wife of Sir Samual Hoare, then Air Minister) at opening of New Airport and unveiling plaque
Opening ceremony and Lady Hoare along at new Airport
Small planes on runway and Lady Hoare and others along
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