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  • Aircraftman First Class Leslie Barton Harris

    Aircraftman First Class Leslie Barton Harris

    Aircraftman First Class Leslie Barton Harris was killed in action while serving at Kenley during the Luftwaffe bombing raids of "The Hardest Day" - the 18th August, 1940.
  • Aircraftman Second Class William Charles Stanley Ford

    Aircraftman Second Class William Charles Stanley Ford

    Aircraftman Second Class William Charles Stanley Ford suffered multiple injuries during the raids on RAF Kenley which took place on 18th August, 1940, "The Hardest Day".
  • Flight Lieutenant Robert Stephenson Cromie M.D., M.M.S.A.

    Flight Lieutenant Robert Stephenson Cromie M.D., M.M.S.A.

    Among those killed in the bombing raids which devastated Kenley on the 18th August, 1940, was Flight Lieutenant Robert Cromie, No.615 Squadron's much loved Medical Officer. 
  • Photo of Sgt. William Johnstone Kinnaird

    Photo of Sgt. William Johnstone Kinnaird

  • 501 Squadron, Kenley, September 1940

    501 Squadron, Kenley, September 1940

  • Sergeant Houghton of 416 and 403 squadron RCAF

    Sergeant Houghton of 416 and 403 squadron RCAF

  • A Flying Fortress at Kenley? "Thumper Again" and the Schweinfurt Raid

    A Flying Fortress at Kenley? "Thumper Again" and the Schweinfurt Raid

    Kenley was never set up to accommodate large aircraft but we know from the Station diary, that there was the odd occasion when damaged bombers did land there in desperation as they limped home from raids over the Continent.
  • Aircraftman Second Class Claude Malcolm Yorke

    Aircraftman Second Class Claude Malcolm Yorke

    Claude Malcolm Yorke was killed at RAF Kenley on 18th August, 1940, during the bombing raids of "The Hardest Day".
  • Aircraftman First Class Francis Hugh Turrell

    Aircraftman First Class Francis Hugh Turrell

    AC1 Francis Hugh Turrell was killed during the bombing raids on RAF Kenley on 18th August, 1940 - the Battle of Britain's "Hardest Day". He was laid to rest in St. Luke's churchyard, Whyteleafe, on 26th August, 1940.
  • Aircraftman First Class Roy Tapner

    Aircraftman First Class Roy Tapner

    Roy Tapner was killed during the Luftwaffe bombing raids on RAF Kenley on 18th August, 1940 - the Battle of Britain's "Hardest Day".
  • Aircraftman Second Class George Henry Malivoire

    Aircraftman Second Class George Henry Malivoire

    George Henry Malivoire died in Redhill Hospital as a result of wounds sustained during the bombing raids on RAF Kenley on 18th August, 1940, the Battle of Britain's "Hardest Day".
  • Allan Melmore's photos of RAF Kenley in the 1970's.

    Allan Melmore's photos of RAF Kenley in the 1970's.

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