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18 August 1940

  • 18 August 1940 - A German Perspective

    18 August 1940 - A German Perspective

    Rolf Von Pebal's personal account and photographs of the raid, taken from the Dornier Do.17 flown by Feldwebel Reichel, 9th Staffel/KG76.
  • Maurice Allward's Battle of Britain Diary

    Maurice Allward's Battle of Britain Diary

    I was at school when war against Germany was declared by Neville Chamberlain in September 1939. It followed that I was on holiday during that summer of 1940 when the destiny of Britain, and of the free world, was being decided in the blue sky over southern England.
  • Memories of William Battle

    Memories of William Battle

    I’d like to tell the story of my great grandfather William Battle, who is on my mothers side of the ...
  • Oral History: Stan Ford

    Oral History: Stan Ford

    As part of the Kenley Revival Oral History Project, we have interviewed speial people with memories of Kenley during World ...
  • Parachute and Cable? Schermuly Not

    Parachute and Cable? Schermuly Not

    How does a system, originally designed as a maritime rescue apparatus, end up on Fighter Command airfields in 1940?
  • 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.
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