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Cataloguing Crawley New Town: Gatwick Airport

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By Alice Millard, New Jerusalems Project Archivist Crawley has been synonymous with Gatwick Airport for almost as long as the new town has been in existence. Residents of West Sussex are well aware of Crawley’s impact on the county, but for those outside of the county, many discover the town in relation to Gatwick as…

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100 years of the RAF – Staff Stories

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The Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed on 1 April 1918 and was the world’s first independent air force. It was the result of the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service which was deemed to be necessary due to the growing importance of aviation in the war. The Women’s…

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