This airline at Terminal 4 was formed by the Irish government in April 1936 & has been in the "Aer" ever since
[DOC] [TLE] Timeline of Gatwick Airport - Wikipedia [PAR] Gatwick Airport was located in Surrey until 1974, when it became part of West 
Sussex as a .... 17 May 1936: The first scheduled flight departed from the Beehive 
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