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  • 'Friendly Fire' for 402 Squadron

    'Friendly Fire' for 402 Squadron

    On 23rd May, 1942, two pilots were injured, as well as one precious Spitfire lost and another damaged in an awful friendly fire incident involving Kenley's Canadian 402 Squadron and 91 Squadron from Hawkinge.
  • 'The Mitchley Avenue Dakota' - KG439.

    'The Mitchley Avenue Dakota' - KG439.

    On 19th October, 1945, No.435 squadron, RCAF, had only been at Croydon for a few days when one of their Dakotas (KG439) stalled and dived into the front garden of a house in Mitchley Avenue, Sanderstead, not long after take-off.
  • "A Worthy Name" by Tony Harding

    "A Worthy Name" by Tony Harding

  • "Buck" McNair and the Injury He Tried to Hide

    "Buck" McNair and the Injury He Tried to Hide

    On 28th July, 1943, Squadron Leader 'Buck' McNair of 421 squadron, RCAF, escaped with his life when the engine of his Spitfire failed, forcing him to ditch in Channel. However, the injury he sustained that day eventually ended his flying career, though he kept it secret and returned to flying in combat within a month...
  • 403 (Wolf) Squadron, RCAF

    403 (Wolf) Squadron, RCAF

  • 403 and 421 Squadron, RCAF

    403 and 421 Squadron, RCAF

  • 403 Squadron Church Service - 21st March 1943

    403 Squadron Church Service - 21st March 1943

    On 21st March, 1943, No.403 squadron, RCAF, attended a short church service in their dispersal hut at RAF Kenley.
  • A Double Funeral for Redhill's Canadians

    A Double Funeral for Redhill's Canadians

    401 squadron RCAF were stationed at RAF Redhill at the end of July 1943, when they lost two pilots in unrelated accidents only a couple of days apart.
  • A Long Affair...

    A Long Affair...

    A love letter with a difference from Kenley's best-known Wing Leader - James Edgar 'Johnnie' Johnson - the RAF's top-scoring fighter pilot of World War II.
  • A Morning Raid Hits Matlock Road

    A Morning Raid Hits Matlock Road

    At 9.16am, on 28th June, 1944, four members of the Survey Party, 4th Medium Regt, Royal Canadian Artillery, were lying down near their jeep behind their billet at 22 Matlock Rd, Caterham on the Hill, when an enemy air raid swept overhead.....
  • Canadian Hiatus - Wing Commander Smallwood, 1943

    Canadian Hiatus - Wing Commander Smallwood, 1943

    Kenley is well known for the presence of its Canadian Wing formed in September 1942, later becoming 127 Wing, under ...
  • 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 ...
  • Flying Officer Livingston 'Cap' Foster

    Flying Officer Livingston 'Cap' Foster

    ‘On 27th August, 1943, Flying Officer Livingston ‘Cap’ Foster, of No.403 squadron RCAF, crash landed near Manston, without sustaining serious ...
  • From WAAF to War Bride

    From WAAF to War Bride

    Author and historian, Melynda Jarratt has been researching the history of Canadian War Brides since 1987. She wrote a book on the subject and dedicated it in part to her friend Doris Lloyd, who served at Kenley during the Battle of Britain. Here is her story....
  • George Frederick "Buzz" Beurling at Kenley

    George Frederick "Buzz" Beurling at Kenley

    On 6th September, 1943, 403 squadron's Operations Record Book recorded the arrival of one of Canada's finest fighter pilots....
  • Hugh Godefroy's photo of No.401 Squadron, RCAF, at RAF Kenley

    Hugh Godefroy's photo of No.401 Squadron, RCAF, at RAF Kenley

    We are indebted to Scott P. M. Godefroy for this wonderful photo of No.401 Squadron RCAF at RAF Kenley on 21st January, 1943.
  • Kenley on D-Day

    Kenley on D-Day

    By June 1944, Kenley had been left behind as our Forces moved forward on the offensive. The last of Kenley’s ...
  • Kenley Veteran and Helicopter Pioneer,  Robert McLean Cooke

    Kenley Veteran and Helicopter Pioneer, Robert McLean Cooke

    On 19th April, 1943, a serious accident befell Pilot Officer Cooke (J21231) of No.416 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, during take-off from Kenley...
  • 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 ...
  • Knights of Columbus Leaflet (Undated)

    Knights of Columbus Leaflet (Undated)

  • Love Overcomes Adversity for Robert Temple Pentland

    Love Overcomes Adversity for Robert Temple Pentland

    On 20th December 1943, fate dealt a terrible blow to Flying Officer Robert Temple Pentland, of 403 squadron, RCAF, but his life was by no means over...
  • Photo of Sgt. William Johnstone Kinnaird

    Photo of Sgt. William Johnstone Kinnaird

  • Pilot Officer Horace Horne - 615 Squadron and The Battle of France

    Pilot Officer Horace Horne - 615 Squadron and The Battle of France

    "There were times in France when, before a patrol, my stomach would writhe at the thought of meeting a violent end, but I put on an act of don't-give-a-damn rather than let anyone know it."
  • Pilot Officer James Elmer Abbott's Miraculous Escape

    Pilot Officer James Elmer Abbott's Miraculous Escape

    While relating the stories of fighter combat during WW2, we often talk of ‘miraculous escapes,’ but what happened to P/O ...
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