Ultra-Modern Aerodrome.- A close view of the stainless-steel faced control building at the new Singapore civil airport. The windows of of green glass, to lessen the trepic glare. In the left foreground is one of the permanent all-weather gangways. The aerodrome is only a few minutes from the heart of Singapore, but previously civil machines have had to use the military field, 15 miles away. May 24, 1937.