King Amanuallah of Afghanistan arriving in an Imperial Airways airliner at London @CroydonAirport 21st March 1928. @NafeesRehmanDr @Shahid_H_Raja @andrew_grantham pic.twitter.com/Ocn8nCp7EI
— Croydon Airport (@CroydonAirport) October 10, 2018
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King Amanullah at Croydon airport
Film of King Amanullah of Afghanistan’s 1928 visit to Croydon airport.
King Amanullah, Afghanistan’s reforming pro-Western ruler, gets a good look around Croydon Airport in this film, which shows the monarch inspecting buildings and airplanes, including one with folding wings that’s stored in a portable hanger. He also received some mail, written in Persian, dropped by parachute, and noses around a control tower. The king looks interested throughout, and is accompanied by a number of local dignitaries.