In the 1930s

Aerial view from the 1930s - Viewing direction is about south-southwest. (Source: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv/Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz / Fotograf: Mittelholzer, Walter / LBS_MH05-40-14 / Public Domain Mark)

Enlargement: Crossing Purley Way / Stafford Road / Denning Avenue - ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv/Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz / Fotograf: Mittelholzer, Walter / LBS_MH05-40-14 / Public Domain Mark

Airport - ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv/Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz / Fotograf: Mittelholzer, Walter / LBS_MH05-40-14 / Public Domain Mark

Movement area - ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv/Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz / Fotograf: Mittelholzer, Walter / LBS_MH05-40-14 / Public Domain Mark
In the 1950s

Airport (October 1950) - The fields extends in the shown directions - Richtungen 1052 m (3450 feet), 1006 m (3300 feet), 1143 m (3750 feet). (Source: US DoD)
Source for all maps, if not marked otherwise: US Department of Defense (US DoD)
Title image: Swiss Air Lines Douglas DC-2 115-B HB-ITA at London Croydon Airport, Source: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv/Stiftung Luftbild
Schweiz / Fotograf: Swissair / LBS_SR01-02022-44, License: CC BY-SA 4.0