Gatwick Collection

The beehive terminal building at Gatwick Airport in 1937. de Havilland DH86 Express Air Liner, G-ADEA, of British Airways, flies past. Date: 1937

Gatwick airport, 1936
The improved Gatwick airport at the time of its official opening, 1936. The new Martello tower-style design enabled the airport to deal with six big air liners at once. 1936

Gatwick Airport
Passengers alighting from a British United Airways (BUA) plane at London Gatwick Airport, England and it is refuelled at the same time

De Havilland Comet 4C G-ARJL BEA Airtours London Gatwick
De Havilland Comet 4C G-ARJL of BEA Airtours at London Gatwick in 1972 Date: 1972

King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - arriving at Gatwick Airport. Date: 1960

Douglas DC-3 G-AGJV Derby Airways Gatwick 1961
Douglas DC-3 G-AGJV operated by Derby Airways at London Gatwick in June 1961 Date: 1961

Plane Spotters
Silhouettes of two plane spotters at London Gatwick Airport, England

Caravelle Jets
Three Societa Aerea Mediterranea Caravelle Jets being refuelled at London Gatwick Airport

Duty Free Gatwick
Travellers browsing around in the Duty Free zone of Gatwick airport, London

DAN-AIR de Havilland Comet 4C G-APDN at Gatwick Airport. DAN-AIR started life as Davies and Newman Airlines after the two founders

Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air XB-MIL, at Gatwick Airport, in company with Beagle Airedale G-ATAW and de Havilland Dove G-ARUM. Date: circa 1969

Westland Whirlwind Series 1 G-ANFH and Bell 47B-3 G-AKFN
Westland Whirlwind Series 1 G-ANFH (msn WA15) at Gatwick. Built 1953 and delivered from Yeovil to Gatwick on 2 November 1954 for British European Airways

Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1C
A Bea Trident 1C Making an Automatic Final-Approach and Landing at Gatwick During Autoland Trials Date: 1960s

BAC 1-11 509EW
British Caledonian Bcal BAC 1-11 500 Parked with Airstairs Date: 1970s

Lockheed CC130E Hercules 10312
Forces Armee Canadienne / Canadian Armed Forces ?? Lockheed CC130E Hercules 10312 (msn 4061), at Gatwick Airport. Date: circa 1970

Beech Model H18 G-ASNX (msn BA-663), of the Cameron Iron Works Ltd. of Leeds, Yorkshire, at Gatwick Airport in April 1969

Westland Whirlwind HAR. 10 XP351
Royal Air Force - Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 XP351 (msn WA367), of No. 22 Squadron RAF, on standby for rescue call-out on a very frosty morning

BAC One Eleven-509EW G-AWWX (msn BAC.184), of Caledonian Airways, at London Gatwick Airport in August 1969. Date: 1969

Bristol Britannia 301 G-AOVJ (msn ), of Caledonian Airways, at London Gatwick Airport in 1968 Date: 1968

de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 1B G-ANAN
de Havilland DH.104 Dove 1B G-ANAN (msn 04062), of Morton Air Services, at London Gatwick Airport. Date: 1969

Boeing 747-4Q8 G-VBIG (msn 26255, line number 1081), of Virgin Atlantic Airlines, at Gatwick Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

Boeing 767-231ER N601TW (msn 24564, line number 14, fleet number 16001), of Trans World Airlines, at Gatwick Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

Boeing 757-28A C-FXOF (msn 24544, line number 280), of Canada 3000 Airlines, at Gatwick Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GNEM (msn 46892, line number 204), of AOM French Airlines, at Gatwick Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

McDonnell Douglas MD-83 OH-LPD
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 OH-LPD (msn 49710, line number 1547), of Finnair, at Gatwick Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

Airbus A300B4-203 EI-TLK (msn 161) of TransAer International Airlines, at Gatwick Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

Boeing 767-39H(ER) G-UKLI (msn 26257, line number 488) of Leisure International Airways, at Gatwick Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

Airbus A310-304 C-GRYD (msn 435, line number 385) of Royal Airlines, at Gatwick Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

Gatwick Airport, showing Terminal building and rail links
Gatwick Airport, Surrey - showing Terminal building (the Beehive opened in 1936) and rail links via the Brighton Main Line. The main airport today is north of this site. Date: 1938

Piper PA-22 Caribbean SE-CSX
Piper PA-22-150 Caribbean SE-CSX (msn 22-7273), owned by U Knppel, of Stockholm, at Gatwick Airport on 23 July 1961 Date: 1961

Convair CV-640 PH-MAL (msn 332) of Martinair Holland at Gatwick Airport Date: 1967-1970

Lockheed JetStar N300P at London Gatwick Airport Date: 1960s

Unloading racehorses, Gatwick Airport, Sussex
Unloading racehorses at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, England, from a Dan Air Douglas DC-7 freighter. Date: 1960s

BAC One-Eleven-201AC G-AS?? of British United Airways at Gatwick Airport Date: circa 1968

Agusta-Bell AB. 206A Jet Ranger G-AWGU
Agusta-Bell AB.206A Jet Ranger G-AWGU (msn 8044), of BEA Helicopters at Gatwick Airport. Built by Construzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni Agusta S.p.A in Italy in 1968

BAC One-Eleven 501EX G-AWYT of British United Airlines at Gatwick Airport, with another. Date: circa 1969

Boeing 707-320F 5X-UWM of Simb Air - East African Airways at London Gatwick Airport. Date: mid-1970s

Cessna 320 HB-LCI at Gatwick Airport Date: 1970s

SAI KZ-3 OY-DEB, at London Gatwick, in 1949
SAI KZ-3 OY-DEB, (SAI - Skandinavisk Aero Industri A-S, Denmark), at Gatwick airport in 1949. The SAI KZ III Laerke (Lark)

Visit to the UK - King Bhumibol & Queen Sirikit of Thailand
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - greeted at Gatwick Airport by Princess Alexandra (1936-). Date: 1960

New Extended Gatwick Airport, South London 1958
Illustration by George Horace Davis, showing the transport links by road and railway to the new extended international Gatwick airport, and the 7000ft long runway with reflective lights

De Havilland Comet 4C G-BDIX Dan-Air London c 1976
De Havilland Comet 4C G-BDIX Dan-Air London, ex RAF 216 Sqn, at London Gatwick 1976 Date: circa 1976

London Gatwick Airport
Passengers sitting on the rather uncomfortable looking modern seats at London Gatwick Airport, England

King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit - Victoria Station
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - at Victoria Station in conversation with the Duke of Edinburgh

Scene at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, January 1970, with passengers and staff at the General Enquiries desk. Date: 1970

Douglas DC-3 G-AMSV British United Island freighter Gatwick
Douglas DC-3 G-AMSV freighter of British United Island Airways at London Gatwick on 5 November 1969 Date: 1969

Boeing 747-267B Cathay Pacific Gatwick c 1985
Boeing 747-267B of Cathay Pacific at London Gatwick c 1985 Date: 1985

De Havilland Trident 1C G-ARPP BEA Gatwick
De Havilland Trident 1C G-ARPP of BEA at London Gatwick Date: circa 1976

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