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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Gatwick
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(43km/27m S of London) The capital city's second major airport, serving about 21 million passengers a year in the mid-1990s. A field here was first licensed for recreational use by light aircraft in 1930. It was developed as a commercial airport in 1934–5, and was the first in the world to have its own rail link (still a notable feature of Gatwick); the Southern Railway opened a station in 1935, joined to the terminal building by a subway. In the 1950s it was designated London's second airport, and a new terminal was opened in 1958.
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