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.
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 ...
Alexander (“Alec”) Albert Gray Trueman was born in the town of Sackville in New Brunswick Canada in 1914. His father, ...
Derrick Wilson Halton was born in Northamptonshire in 1919. His father was John Wilson Halton, born Ulverston 1878, and Ethel ...
George Moberly was born into a military family in Bombay, India on 23 December 1914. His father Charles Noel Moberly ...
Peter Collard was born in London early in 1916. His parents were Charles John and Gladys Mary Collard. Aged 19 ...
Stanley Allen Fenemore was born in Wavertree, Liverpool on 25 April 1920. His parents were William Allen Fenemore and Gertrude ...
Cecil Robert Montgomery was born in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland early in 1940. His father was John Montgomery ...
Born: 2 November 1920 in Farningham, Kent Died: 17 September 1940. Shot down over Ashford, Kent Rank: Sergeant Pilot. Service number: 742787 Edward ...
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 ...
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 pilot participating in the ...
Origins of Kenley Airfield The Prime Minister Winston Churchill shakes hands with a sergeant pilot of 615 Fighter Squadron during ...
