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No.615 Squadron

  • A Letter from "Dutch"

    A Letter from "Dutch"

    This letter dated 20th July 1945, was sent to Flight Sergeant "Pat" Glover by Petrus "Dutch" Hugo, who had risen up the ranks since the two had been stationed together at Kenley during the Battle of Britain.
  • AC2 Leslie Victor Knights of No.615 Squadron - 'The Only Way Out'

    AC2 Leslie Victor Knights of No.615 Squadron - 'The Only Way Out'

    On Friday 14th October, 1939, Leslie Victor Knights (30), his wife Queenie Hilda Mary Knights (28),and their two children John (5)  and Doris Jeanette (14 months),  were found dead from gas poisoning at their home at Parkway, Addington. The chain of events which led to this tragedy had begun with the seemingly trivial matter of a wrongly addressed letter..
  • F/Sgt. D. H. Leason of No.615 Squadron - Photographs and Documents

    F/Sgt. D. H. Leason of No.615 Squadron - Photographs and Documents

  • Flight Sergeant D. H. Leason - Letters Home, 1940

    Flight Sergeant D. H. Leason - Letters Home, 1940

    Douglas Harry Leason served in the RAF from the end of January 1936, until November 1945. We don't have many details about his service, but know that he was with No.615 Squadron in France and at Kenley during 1939/1940.
  • Kenley's Few - Derrick Wilson "Wee Halty" Halton

    Kenley's Few - Derrick Wilson "Wee Halty" Halton

    Derrick Wilson Halton was born in Northamptonshire in 1919. His father was John Wilson Halton, born Ulverston 1878, and Ethel ...
  • Kenley's Few - Peter Collard

    Kenley's Few - Peter Collard

    Peter Collard was born in London early in 1916.  His parents were Charles John and Gladys Mary Collard.  Aged 19 ...
  • LAC Alfred Bert Spencer - Service Record 1939-1945

    LAC Alfred Bert Spencer - Service Record 1939-1945

  • No.615 Squadron Hawker Hectors

    No.615 Squadron Hawker Hectors

  • 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 ...
  • Photographs from the Collection of Pilot Officer Jocelyn G. P. Millard

    Photographs from the Collection of Pilot Officer Jocelyn G. P. Millard

  • RAF Kenley 1917-1939

    RAF Kenley 1917-1939

    In June 1917 an area of Coulsdon Common, part of which was in use as a golf course, was commandeered for ...
  • RAF Kenley Christmas Card which belonged to William Terence Clark DFM

    RAF Kenley Christmas Card which belonged to William Terence Clark DFM

  • Ration Card issued to AC2 William Terence Clark

    Ration Card issued to AC2 William Terence Clark

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

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

  • 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 Formation of No.615 (County of Surrey) Squadron

    The Formation of No.615 (County of Surrey) Squadron

    Of the many squadrons which served at RAF Kenley, No.615 County of Surrey, "Churchill's own," is probably the one most closely associated with the airfield.
  • Vic Bashford's Memories of No. 615 Squadron

    Vic Bashford's Memories of No. 615 Squadron

    These are the memories of Corporal Frederick Victor Bashford who served with No.615 (County of Surrey) Squadron, through the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain, from notes taken during a telephone call on 24th July 2020.
  • William Ernest David Stockwell - Fitter, No.615 Squadron, 1940.

    William Ernest David Stockwell - Fitter, No.615 Squadron, 1940.

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