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  • Visit of the Defence Attaché for the Czech Republic

    Visit of the Defence Attaché for the Czech Republic

    Colonel Jiří NIEDOBA, Defence Attaché for the Czech Republic and Chief Warrant Officer Tomáš KAŠPAR, Defence Attaché's Assistant, paid respects to Kenley's Czechoslovak service personnel on 8th October, 2020, at St. Luke's, Whyteleafe and RAF Kenley.
  • Sergeant Edward Brayley

    Sergeant Edward Brayley

    Sergeant Edward Brayley was the son of Alfred (a motor engineer) and Sarah Brayley, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He had an older brother, Clifford and a younger sister Margaret.
  • Sergeant Edgar Purton Jackson

    Sergeant Edgar Purton Jackson

    On 13th October, 1941, Sgt. Edgar Purton Jackson of 452 squadron RAAF was shot down on his first operational sortie and lost in the Channel. He was 21 years old..
  • 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.
  • Lord Mayor's Visit to Kenley

    Lord Mayor's Visit to Kenley

    The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman William Russell, visited Kenley Common on 21st September, 2020, to see the work done on Kenley Common as part of the Kenley Revival Project.
  • Kenley Revival; A Personal Reflection

    Kenley Revival; A Personal Reflection

    The Kenley Revival Project came about through enormous passion for the site, a hefty dose of naïveté and winning the lottery. 
  • 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. 
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