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1019:Leavesden
984:Gravesend
772:The Times
650:Citations
584:Languedoc
573:Air Union
506:, when a
471:Air Union
439:clockwork
221:Direction
113:1917–1935
1427:Military
1259:Military
1187:Milebush
1074:Ramsgate
1054:Newhaven
994:Hatfield
541:G-TOAD.
537:G-ADNE;
529:G-BALX;
426:windsock
414:Godstone
325:000°31′E
299:Location
228:Surface
143:000°31′E
94:Location
1109:Walsall
1079:Renfrew
1014:Ipswich
969:Croydon
628:oysters
582:F-ADDT
459:Croydon
424:RAF. A
354:History
322:51°10′N
283:by the
225:Length
209:Runways
140:51°10′N
67:Summary
1448:People
1411:Events
1275:People
1238:Events
1203:Church
1151:Marden
1044:Marden
1029:Lympne
1004:Heston
999:Hendon
790:Flight
638:D-EEAJ
550:G-BALX
488:Heston
434:MARDEN
418:Surrey
313:TQ7643
250:Grass
244:2,100
110:In use
84:Marden
80:Serves
974:Derby
475:Paris
402:Paris
307:, in
102:Built
851:2011
698:2011
668:, p9
247:640
241:E-W
120:AMSL
105:1917
57:none
53:ICAO
46:none
42:IATA
832:p24
820:p14
805:p15
760:p12
745:p13
730:p11
713:p10
510:of
490:to
453:of
366:of
315:. (
233:ft
168:Map
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