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  • Spitfire debris

    Spitfire debris

  • Spitfire IX, BS288 - Exhibit at Wings Museum, Balcombe

    Spitfire IX, BS288 - Exhibit at Wings Museum, Balcombe

    At 16.25hrs, on 15th December, 1943, Spitfire IX, BS288, caught fire over East Grinstead, forcing the pilot, Flight Sergeant E. L. Hampson (138274), to abandon the aircraft and take to his parachute. The Spitfire plummeted into the ground at Forest Row.
  • Squadron Leader "Norm" Fowlow DFC

    Squadron Leader "Norm" Fowlow DFC

    S/L Norman Fowlow spent most of 1943 with the Canadian Wing at Kenley, and took command of 403 squadron RCAF, ...
  • Squadron Leader Frank Edward "Bitsy" Grant

    Squadron Leader Frank Edward "Bitsy" Grant

    On 4th September 1943, Squadron Leader Frank Edward "Bitsy" Grant brought down his first FW190 after taking command of 403 squadron, but following that engagement, failed to rejoin his squadron. He was posted as "missing" and subsequently found to have been killed in action.
  • Squadron Leader George Keefer - Six Hours in the Channel

    Squadron Leader George Keefer - Six Hours in the Channel

    On 27th July, 1943, George Clinton Keefer, who had been in command of 412 squadron RCAF for about 6 weeks, was leading them on a late afternoon sweep 15 miles over France, when the engine of his Spitfire, packed up.
  • Squadron Leader Glyn Ashfield DFC AFC

    Squadron Leader Glyn Ashfield DFC AFC

    Although Glyn is not believed to have been stationed at RAF Kenley, he and his parents Ernest Andrew and Elizabeth Selina Ashfield, lived in Limpsfield and Oxted, Surrey for most of their lives.
  • St Nicholas Church Godstone

    St Nicholas Church Godstone

  • St. Luke's, Whyteleafe - 18th August 2020

    St. Luke's, Whyteleafe - 18th August 2020

    On the 80th anniversary of 'The Hardest Day,' The Royal Air Force Association, together with members of the local community, gathered at St. Luke's churchyard, Whyteleafe, to remember the RAF personnel killed at RAF Kenley on 18th August, 1940.
  • Stan Ford's Collection of Images

    Stan Ford's Collection of Images

  • The 'Hardest Day' - Kenley's Defenders

    The 'Hardest Day' - Kenley's Defenders

    The Luftwaffe's attack on RAF Kenley, on 18th August, 1940, was a risky venture, depending on pin-point accuracy and timing. Here is how Fighter Command countered the raids.
  • The 'Missing Man' at the Investiture

    The 'Missing Man' at the Investiture

    These press clippings from the collection of F/Sgt. "Pat" Glover, mark a moment of celebration for No.615 Squadron, when two of their pilots were invested with the Distinguished Flying Cross at Buckingham Palace, but someone was missing.
  • The Art of RAF Kenley

    The Art of RAF Kenley

    Art is significant, recalling and interpreting every possible aspect of life in many ways. Photos more recently have provided vivid ...
  • The Banker, the Bomber Pilot, and the Crash that caused Questions in the House of Commons

    The Banker, the Bomber Pilot, and the Crash that caused Questions in the House of Commons

    On 11th December, 1919, an Airco DH.4A, owned and operated by 'Air Transport and Travel Ltd.' crashed in an open field near the Guards' Depot at Caterham.
  • The Bombing of Chaldon Rd, 4th November, 1940.

    The Bombing of Chaldon Rd, 4th November, 1940.

    On the 4th November, 1940, a lone enemy bomber attacked Caterham on the Hill  dropping several bombs which damaged shops and houses, and opening fire on children leaving the Council School, (now Hillcroft School).
  • The Bombing of St. Lawrence's Hospital - 6th November, 1940

    The Bombing of St. Lawrence's Hospital - 6th November, 1940

    Only two days after the terror of the daylight raid on Chaldon Rd, the area was hit again, this time taking the lives of two women at the opposite ends of life...
  • The Crash of Avro Anson NK607, Dean Lane, Merstham

    The Crash of Avro Anson NK607, Dean Lane, Merstham

    On 29th September, 1944, five men perished in Avro Anson NK607, as it hit a tree in thick cloud and crashed in woods, somewhere within the grounds of an Army Ordnance Depot, near Dean Lane, Merstham, about three miles from RAF Kenley.
  • The man behind the film 'Reach for the Sky'

    The man behind the film 'Reach for the Sky'

    Did you know the war-time classic “Reach for the Sky” was filmed on location at Kenley airfield in 1955? Let’s take ...
  • The Perception of Women at War

    The Perception of Women at War

    It is well-known that during World War II many women took on jobs previously done by men, however, what is ...
  • The Queen's Park Heinkel

    The Queen's Park Heinkel

    At 2.31am, on 27th August, 1940, a burning, crewless Heinkel He111 hit the ground, ploughed it's way across Queen's Park, Caterham, and into the rear garden of 21 Manor Rd, where it exploded, partially destroying the bungalow.
  • The RAF Kenley Heritage Trail on Kenley Common

    The RAF Kenley Heritage Trail on Kenley Common

    Contractors are busy installing the new heritage signs at Kenley airfield, just in time for the 80th anniversary of 'The Hardest Day' of the Battle of Britain.
  • The Royal Tournament, 1919

    The Royal Tournament, 1919

    Why was this strange photo of a tipped-up bi-plane considered important enough to be printed in the Daily Mail, one of the most successful papers of the day?
  • The Run-Up to Victory in Europe

    The Run-Up to Victory in Europe

    Here are a few of the events which took place in the run-up to V.E. Day in 1945.
  • The Tragic Death of Flying Officer Patrick Philip Woods-Scawen D.F.C.

    The Tragic Death of Flying Officer Patrick Philip Woods-Scawen D.F.C.

    Sunday 1st September, 1940, saw 11 Hurricanes from 85 Squadron, based at RAF Croydon, sent out to intercept a raid heading approaching Tunbridge Wells and heading towards Kenley....
  • The Vapoured Sky....

    The Vapoured Sky....

    On the 80th anniversary of RAF Kenley's 'Hardest Day,' here is a poetic tribute to 'The Few,' from Freddy Jones, who served at Kenley post-war.
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