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  • Flying Officer Junius Lyman Edward Hokan

    Flying Officer Junius Lyman Edward Hokan

    Junius Lyman Edward Hokan was born in St. Catherines, Ontario, on 4th March, 1922. He invented a navigational device for bomber pilots and is believed to have been the RCAF's first Canadian-born black pilot.
  • 'Reach For The Sky' - Spitfires TE351/VT151 and TE288

    'Reach For The Sky' - Spitfires TE351/VT151 and TE288

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

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

  • Firefighting Competitions at Kenley

    Firefighting Competitions at Kenley

    During the 1950's, RAF Kenley hosted several firefighting competitions. Jane Collman Williams has given permission for us to add these photos and cuttings which came from her Grandfather Edward John Charles Williams OBE.
  • Battle of Britain Day Flypast

    Battle of Britain Day Flypast

    A few more photos of The Blades Aerobatic Team with a Spitfire and Hurricane of The Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar over RAF Kenley on 15/09/2020. 
  • Battle of Britain Day 2020

    Battle of Britain Day 2020

    As ever, we remember all who served at RAF Kenley, especially those who gave their lives to secure our freedom in the summer of 1940.
  • Hangar Fire 1978

    Hangar Fire 1978

  • 1958 Aerial View of RAF Kenley

    1958 Aerial View of RAF Kenley

  • Corporal Frederick James McKenna

    Corporal Frederick James McKenna

    At 10.15pm on the night of Tuesday 19th September, 1931, a tragic accident took the life of 26 year old Corporal Frederick James McKenna, whose car collided with a signpost at Alderstead Heath, Merstham.
  • 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....
  • A Reflection on the Life of Pilot Officer J. Kenneth G. Clifton

    A Reflection on the Life of Pilot Officer J. Kenneth G. Clifton

    On 1st September 2020, Daphne and John Clifton visited the memorial near the spot where their Uncle, Pilot Officer John Kenneth Grahame Clifton, lost his life at the height of The Battle of Britain.
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