Gatwick Airport
Other Business Names:
- Redwing Aircraft Co
- British Airports Authority
- BAA Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Gatwick, West Sussex, West Sussex, South East, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Airport services
Notes:
Traces origins to 1920s. 1932 bought by Redwing Aircraft Co for use as a flying school. Briefly used for schedule flights 1930s and in military use from 1939. 1950 designated as London's second airport and rebuilt 1956-58. 1970s used by airlines such as British Caledonian Airways Ltd and Laker Airways Ltd. In ownership of British Airports Authority and privatised as part of BAA Plc
Publications:
- Development of Gatwick Airport by Kerr, Ian
- Gatwick Airport by Bain, Gordon
- Gatwick Airport. The first 50 years by Woodley, Charles
- Gatwick. The evolution of an airport by King, John
- Gatwick; from a flying club, to a major hub by Simons, Graham M
- Golden Gatwick. 50 years of aviation by King, John, & Geoffrey Tait
- History of Gatwick Airport, 1930-50 by King, John
- London's Airports. Useful information on Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and City by Bowman, Martin W, & Graham M Simons
- Royal Occasion. A record of the Queen's visit in June 1958 to Gatwick Airport and Crawley New Town and of Longley's part in the development of those enterprises by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Redwing Aircraft Co
- British Airports Authority
- BAA Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Gatwick, West Sussex, West Sussex, South East, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Airport services
Notes:
Traces origins to 1920s. 1932 bought by Redwing Aircraft Co for use as a flying school. Briefly used for schedule flights 1930s and in military use from 1939. 1950 designated as London's second airport and rebuilt 1956-58. 1970s used by airlines such as British Caledonian Airways Ltd and Laker Airways Ltd. In ownership of British Airports Authority and privatised as part of BAA PlcPublications:
- Development of Gatwick Airport by Kerr, Ian
- Gatwick Airport by Bain, Gordon
- Gatwick Airport. The first 50 years by Woodley, Charles
- Gatwick. The evolution of an airport by King, John
- Gatwick; from a flying club, to a major hub by Simons, Graham M
- Golden Gatwick. 50 years of aviation by King, John, & Geoffrey Tait
- History of Gatwick Airport, 1930-50 by King, John
- London's Airports. Useful information on Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and City by Bowman, Martin W, & Graham M Simons
- Royal Occasion. A record of the Queen's visit in June 1958 to Gatwick Airport and Crawley New Town and of Longley's part in the development of those enterprises by Unknown