Join C. V. Lane who, with the aid of his scrapbooks, takes us on a tour of London’s main aerodrome during the early days of British civil aviation. Drawing on memories from working at the aerodrome during the period, Croydon Aerodrome’s unofficial historian also talks about the early days of air traffic control, explores the research undertaken by Marconi and reminisces about the people and the aircraft who flew in and out of that part of South London.

C. V. Lane addressed a meeting organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Historical Group on 17 October 1966. The lecture is introduced by J. L. Nayler FRAeS FAIAA, the recording was digitised thanks to a grant from the RAeS Foundation and the podcast was edited by Eur Ing Mike Stanberry FRAeS.