
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Croydon Road Recreation Ground 9th August 1902 Britain's first public airmail flight Beckenham - Leeds Castle - Godmersham - Dover. Pilots M. Auguste Eugine Gaudron, Dr Francis Alexander Barton Recorded plaque organisation: Bromley & Beckenham Philatelic Society.
Auguste Eugène Gaudron and Dr. Francis Alexander Barton were pilots who conducted Britain's first public airmail flight on August 9, 1902, marking an early milestone in the history of aviation and postal services.
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