Attack Alarm is an espionage novel written by author Hammond Innes, who was stationed at Kenley as an anti-aircraft gunner during the Battle of Britain. Not a great deal is known about Innes’s service in the Royal Artillery between 1940-1946, but his book written and published during the war offers an invaluable and detailed account based on his time at Kenley, most notably the devastating attack on 18 August 1940, Kenley’s Hardest Day.
Here is the 1939 entry in RAF Kenley’s Operations Record Book 1 for the first wartime Christmas Day
Due to its proximity to London, RAF Kenley received many famous visitors over the years. Possibly none more so than the 25 year-old Charles A. Lindbergh in June 1927, following an epic 33½ hour first solo crossing of the Atlantic from New York to Paris in his aircraft the Spirit of St Louis.
To commemorate Remembrance Sunday Kenley Revival Project have worked with a member the Kenley Airfield Friends Group to create info ...
It is that time of year when many people remember those who served their country by making a donation for a ...
St Luke's Church connection with RAF Kenley is a sad but nonetheless proud one - its beautiful graveyard is home to a spot called “Airmen’s Corner”.
Graphic artist Simon Grant recollects one of his earliest memories was of his father pointing out a Spitfire fighter when ...
Are there any memories left of this long-abandoned WWII RAF fighter aerodrome?
The Kenley Revival Oral History Project aims to capture the stories of people who had a connection to Kenley airfield ...
The end of the war in 1945 saw the transition of the RAF from propeller driven to jet driven aircraft ...
Kenley Common is more than a nature reserve or museum: it is a place where local people and visitors from ...
March, April and May is when the grassland flowering on Kenley Common reaches its peak. Expect to find on the ...
