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Serving at RAF Kenley

  • A Farmers' Tale

    A Farmers' Tale

    In the twenty-first century, with safety paramount, deaths among RAF personnel have become uncommon. When one occurs it is given ...
  • A poppy for The Few

    A poppy for The Few

    It is that time of year when many people  remember those who served their country by making a donation for a ...
  • A typical working day at RAF Kenley during the Battle of Britain - a ground crewman's view

    A typical working day at RAF Kenley during the Battle of Britain - a ground crewman's view

    How did RAF ground crew set up a fighter aircraft so that it would be an accurate gun platform for ...
  • A typical working day at RAF Kenley during the Battle of Britain - a pilot's view

    A typical working day at RAF Kenley during the Battle of Britain - a pilot's view

    Group Captain Myles Duke-Woolley DSO, DFC & Bar (1916-1991) was a young flight lieutenant on No. 253 Sqn at Kenley ...
  • An unexpected guest at dinner – June 1927

    An unexpected guest at dinner – June 1927

    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.
  • Flight Sergeant William George Rose

    Flight Sergeant William George Rose

    In August 2019, we were visited by the family of Flight Sergeant William George Rose, who served in RAF Kenley’s ...
  • Flying Officer Arthur John Ball DFC - Memories of Kenley and Redhill in Early 1941

    Flying Officer Arthur John Ball DFC - Memories of Kenley and Redhill in Early 1941

    The International Bomber Command Centre have kindly allowed us to reproduce this extract from Arthur John Ball's memoir which relates to the author's time serving at Kenley soon after completing his RAF basic training
  • Flying Officer James Ian "Skip" McKay

    Flying Officer James Ian "Skip" McKay

    On 13th July, 1943, a routine Fighter sweep for 403 squadron came to a disastrous conclusion for F/O James Ian ...
  • For king and another country - Sqn Ldr Mahinder Sigh Pujji

    For king and another country - Sqn Ldr Mahinder Sigh Pujji

    From British aces Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson, to the great South African Sailor Malan and American Art Donahue, Kenley ...
  • From Day to Night

    From Day to Night

    The most popular image of the Battle of Britain is blue skies and aircraft contrails as the opposing forces fought ...
  • Johnnie Johnson: Kenley's Ace

    Johnnie Johnson: Kenley's Ace

    Arguably the most prolific of RAF fighter aces James Edgar ‘Johnnie’ Johnson took command of the Kenley Wing in March 1943.
  • Kenley Wing Leaders

    Kenley Wing Leaders

    As Fighter Command looked to the future in 1941 following the end of the Battle of Britain and major German ...
  • Kenley’s First Wartime Christmas

    Kenley’s First Wartime Christmas

    Here is the 1939 entry in RAF Kenley’s Operations Record Book 1 for the first wartime Christmas Day
  • Leisure Time at Kenley in the eyes of a Polish Officer

    Leisure Time at Kenley in the eyes of a Polish Officer

    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
  • Lillias Barr Performances

    Lillias Barr Performances

    In a moving tribute to RAF Kenley, this month, the Kenley Revival Project have brought to the stage the true ...
  • Love is in the Air

    Love is in the Air

    This Valentine’s Day, many of you may take a moment to celebrate your relationships and reflect on the good times ...
  • Memories of Kenley Airfield in 1941 by Polish officer, Jan Jokiel

    Memories of Kenley Airfield in 1941 by Polish officer, Jan Jokiel

    (from the book “I came back the shortest way” by Jan Jokiel) Jan Jokiel was a Polish Intelligence Officer participating in ...
  • Pictures of Stanisław Skalski

    Pictures of Stanisław Skalski

  • Ronald Parsonson - No.602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron Ground Crew

    Ronald Parsonson - No.602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron Ground Crew

    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.
  • Sapper Ernest Arthur Wheeldon - 703 General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

    Sapper Ernest Arthur Wheeldon - 703 General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

    We are indebted to Martyn J. Wheeldon, for sharing his memories of his Father, 1989603 Sapper Ernest Arthur Wheeldon.
  • Stan Ford - No.615 (County of Surrey) Squadron

    Stan Ford - No.615 (County of Surrey) Squadron

  • Stanisław Skalski - a great Polish pilot serving during the Battle of Britain

    Stanisław Skalski - a great Polish pilot serving during the Battle of Britain

    Early life in Poland Stanisław Skalski was born on 27 November 1915 in Kodyma, Ukraine. In autumn 1935 he began a ...
  • The Bourne Society Bulletin 194 - Defence of the Realm - The backbone of the Squadron

    The Bourne Society Bulletin 194 - Defence of the Realm - The backbone of the Squadron

    Copyright of the attached article rests with the The Bourne Society. Bulletin 194 – November 2003 Preview Norman Gelb in “Scramble” records Pilot Officer ...
  • The Bourne Society Volume 59 - On the Ground at Kenley in September 1940

    The Bourne Society Volume 59 - On the Ground at Kenley in September 1940

    Copyright of the attached article rests with the The Bourne Society. Volume 59 – May 2009 Preview I was just nineteen, an immature recruit, having ...
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