The Museum of Croydon does boast a model aircraft hanging from the ceiling to represent Croydon Airport and its importance in the local area in the 1920s and 30s. The model is that of Imperial Airways Handley Page (HP) 42 *Hengist.* These aircraft (HP 42) would have been seen regularly flying to and from Croydon Airport on the European (or West) route and the African and Indian (or East) routes for Imperial Airways Limited.
The following note by Debbie Challis makes an interesting reading. <http://croydonairportcalling.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/flight-travel-necessities-1930s-style.html> Flight Travel Necessities 1930s Style <http://croydonairportcalling.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/flight-travel-necessities-1930s-style.html> <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b_1ykTczWOU/VqjBEoe5J5I/AAAAAAAAAeI/gZs24B9P10k/s1600/IMG_1186.JPG> On long-haul flights today passengers often get 'amenity kits', usually containing things like an eye mask, toothbrush and paste, socks, a freshening up wipe and blanket. This is not a recent phenomenon. When I was repacking some of our Imperial Airways archives on Mondays, I found the objects on the left all packaged together in what seems to be an 'amenities kit' from the 1930s. The packet appears to be a flannel still in its wrappings. In addition there is a luggage tag, matches (smoking was only banned on most UK flights in the mid 1990s), a pencil, lavender smelling tubes from 'Boots', and eau de cologne. An insight in to what the passengers below on an Imperial Airways HP-42 (Hengist) would have had when flying? In fact, you can see a few of the passengers smoking, so the matches would have been useful! <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p5GxR5Qr9oU/VqjBEXGdGVI/AAAAAAAAAeU/mX3tLVDUeGg/s1600/Hengist_HP42Interior_1051_08_2_14_40.jpg> -- With best wishes S Chander -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
