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MAY 10, 1928 CROYDON AIRPORT FORMALLY OPENED LADY MAUD HOARE formally opened the new airport of Croydon, on May 2. Sir Samuel and Lady Maud Hoare were received at the new buildings by Air Vice-Marsha] Sir Sefton Brancker. After unveiling a commemoration tablet.JLady Maud unlocked a door, and the airport was Easter fortnight of this year, the number was 1,630 .fas com- pared with 1,100 of Easter a year ago. The value of goods imported by aircraft into Great Britain had now risen to £1,252,000, an increase of 100 per cent., as compared with the figure of 1920, and the value of exports ["FLIGHT" Photograph CROYDON FORMALLY OPENED : Lady Maud Hoare making her interesting speech after formally openingthe new airport. On the left are Sir Samuel Hoare and Sir Sefton Brancker and, on the right, Mr. Bertram, the Deputy-Director of Civil Aviation, is nearest Lady Maud, whilst immediately behind him is Lord Thomson, who was Air Minister in the Labour Government. declared open. In her brief speech, Lady Maud expressed her appreciation, as a fairly experienced air passenger, at the modern accommodation provided. Sir Samuel Hoare, in his speech, said that in a single week of July last year, nearly 1,400 passengers arrived or left Croydon by air, whilst in the and re-exports to /1,400,000 ; an increase of over 300 percent. Perhaps most noteworthy was the figure for the carriage of bullion and gold and silver coin by air. During the lastthree years no less than 26,000,000 worth had been flown into and out of Croydon. *» The New Air- port : After the opening of the re- constructed air- port on May 2, Sir Samuel and Lady Maud Hoare in- spected the new buildings, and a row of commer- cial air liners. The official party are here seen emerging from one of the ma- chines. Next to Sir Samuel and Lady Maud are the Mayor and Mayoress of Croydon. In the doorway of the cabin is Mr. L. Bertram, the Deputy - Director of Civil Aviation. " FLIGHT " Photograph 317
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