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In 1891 a racecourse properties in London was created beside
the London-Brighton railway, and a station included sidings
for horse boxes. The course held steeplechase and flat races.
During the First World War the course hosted the Grand National.
1920-1945
In the 1920s land adjacent to the racecourse at Hunts Green
Farm along Tinsley Green Lane was an aerodrome and licensed
in August 1930 properties in London. Surrey Aero Club formed
in 1930 and used the old Hunts Green farmhouse as club house.
Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932 and
operated a flying school. The aerodrome was also used for
pilots flying in to races. In 1933, the aerodrome was sold
to an investor. The Air Ministry approved commercial flights
from Gatwick the following year, and by 1936, scheduled flights
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Properties in London Gatwick Airport was requisitioned
by the RAF in September 1939 and used for aircraft maintenance.
Although night-fighters, an army co-operation squadron and
later fighters were based at Gatwick, it was mainly a repair
and maintenance facility.
1945-1970
After the Second World War maintenance continued and charter
companies flying war-surplus aircraft started to use the airport.
Most services properties in London were cargo flights,
although the airport suffered bad drainage and was little
used. In November 1948 the owners warned the airport could
be de-requisitioned by November 1949 and revert to private
use.
Stansted Airport was favoured as London's second airport
and Gatwick's future was in doubt. Despite opposition from
local authorities, in 1950 properties in London the Cabinet
decided Gatwick was to be an alternative to Heathrow.
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A circular terminal called The Beehive, designed by Frank
Hoar, was built with a subway to Gatwick racecourse railway
station so properties in London passengers could travel from
London Victoria Station to the aircraft without stepping outside.
Two fatal accidents in 1936 questioned the safety of the
airport. Moreover, it was prone to fog and waterlogging. The
new properties in London subway flooded after rain. As a consequence
and the need for longer landing strips, the original British
Airways moved to Croydon Airport in 1937. Gatwick went back
to private flying and was contracted as a Royal Air Force
flying school. The airport also attracted repair companies.
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