Alfred Loewenstein
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Alfred Léonard Loewenstein was a Belgian financier. At his peak in the 1920s, Loewenstein was worth around £12 million in the currency of the time, making him the third-richest person in the world at
Alfred Loewenstein umbrella
Share of Société Internationale d'Énergie Hydro-Électrique, issued 6 July 1924
A Fokker F.VII trimotor similar to Loewenstein's aircraft
Croydon Airport
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Croydon Airport was the United Kingdom's main international airport during the interwar period. It opened in 1920, located near Croydon, then part of Surrey, using a temporary terminal, hangars and of
Alfred Loewenstein
…Biarritz, in the French Basque Country, with a view on the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic Ocean. On the evening of 4 July 1928, Loewenstein left from Croydon Airport to fly to Brussels on his private aircraft, a Fokker F.VIIa/3m trimotor (G-EBYI), along with six other people. According to those on board, while the…
Croydon Airport former terminal building geograph 3044446
Area around Croydon Airport as it was in the 1920s or 1930s
Aerial view of Croydon Airport in 1925
Unsuccessful forced deportation of Jewish refugees at Croydon Airport, 30 March 1939