In the twenty-first century, with safety paramount, deaths among RAF personnel have become uncommon. When one occurs it is given ...
It is that time of year when many people remember those who served their country by making a donation for a ...
How did RAF ground crew set up a fighter aircraft so that it would be an accurate gun platform for ...
Group Captain Myles Duke-Woolley DSO, DFC & Bar (1916-1991) was a young flight lieutenant on No. 253 Sqn at Kenley ...
Due to its proximity to London, RAF Kenley received many famous visitors over the years. Possibly none more so than the 25 year-old Charles A. Lindbergh in June 1927, following an epic 33½ hour first solo crossing of the Atlantic from New York to Paris in his aircraft the Spirit of St Louis.
In August 2019, we were visited by the family of Flight Sergeant William George Rose, who served in RAF Kenley’s ...
On 13th July, 1943, a routine Fighter sweep for 403 squadron came to a disastrous conclusion for F/O James Ian ...
From British aces Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson, to the great South African Sailor Malan and American Art Donahue, Kenley ...
The most popular image of the Battle of Britain is blue skies and aircraft contrails as the opposing forces fought ...
Arguably the most prolific of RAF fighter aces James Edgar ‘Johnnie’ Johnson took command of the Kenley Wing in March 1943.
As Fighter Command looked to the future in 1941 following the end of the Battle of Britain and major German ...
Here is the 1939 entry in RAF Kenley’s Operations Record Book 1 for the first wartime Christmas Day
The photos above come from Jan Jokiel's book “Participation of Poles in the Battle of Britain: a photo album with commentaries of the participants” (original title: “Udział Polaków w bitwie o Anglię: album fotografii uczestników z komentarzem”, Warszawa 1972). Jokiel
In a moving tribute to RAF Kenley, this month, the Kenley Revival Project have brought to the stage the true ...
This Valentine’s Day, many of you may take a moment to celebrate your relationships and reflect on the good times ...
(from the book “I came back the shortest way” by Jan Jokiel) Jan Jokiel was a Polish Intelligence Officer participating in ...
My father, Ronald Parsonson, volunteered for the RAF when war broke out . He was prompted to join the RAF by his school friend and tennis partner Robert (Bob) Palmer who was later awarded a posthumous VC.
Early life in Poland Stanisław Skalski was born on 27 November 1915 in Kodyma, Ukraine. In autumn 1935 he began a ...
Copyright of the attached article rests with the The Bourne Society. Bulletin 194 – November 2003 Preview Norman Gelb in “Scramble” records Pilot Officer ...
Copyright of the attached article rests with the The Bourne Society. Volume 59 – May 2009 Preview I was just nineteen, an immature recruit, having ...
The association of Canadians with Kenley airfield goes back to its beginnings in 1917 when lumberjacks from the Canadian Forestry ...
Sergeant Wladyslaw Mordasiewicz was a Polish serviceman who served in the 302 Polish Fighter Squadron during the Second World War. In 1941, 302 Squadron was stationed at RAF Kenley for five months, where Sergeant Mordasiewicz served as an office orderly from 7 April to 5 September. Despite only a short stay, he was able to recount in his diary some notable and interesting occurrences during his time at Kenley.
