◊ c.1932 - GWR Air Services - A poster held within the Science Museum Group Collection. A painting by artist Pieter Irwin Brown for the Great Western Railway. It depicts a Westland Wessex monoplane flying over a blue map of England and Wales, showing the route between Birmingham, Cardiff and Plymouth airports, including Haldon Aerodrome for connections to Teignmouth and Torquay. [649] [20180827] [Museum Object Number : 1978-1397]
The Cardiff Airport referenced upon the poster was opened as a civilian aerodrome in September 1931 and was originally named Splott, but by 1936 it had been renamed Cardiff Municipal Airport.