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  • "A Worthy Name" by Tony Harding

    "A Worthy Name" by Tony Harding

  • "Respected Commander" by Tony Harding

    "Respected Commander" by Tony Harding

  • A Car Chase Through Croydon!

    A Car Chase Through Croydon!

    At midday on 22nd August, 1919, Corporal Charles H. Greagsbey, a 36-year-old Driver/Mechanic, was on his way to lunch at RAF Kenley when he noticed a suspicious man driving a six-seater Crossley motor car out of the garage.
  • 1923 - Kenley Pilot Crashes in Catford

    1923 - Kenley Pilot Crashes in Catford

    On the morning of 20th January, 1923, witnesses in Lewisham noted an RAF aircraft flying very low as it approached Ladywell Recreation Ground in Catford, from a south-westerly direction...
  • Programme for The RAF Display, Hendon, 1936

    Programme for The RAF Display, Hendon, 1936

  • Programme for the RAF Display, Hendon, 1935

    Programme for the RAF Display, Hendon, 1935

  • Programme for The RAF Display, Hendon, 1934

    Programme for The RAF Display, Hendon, 1934

  • Aircraftman First Class Gerald Ewart Frank Hargrave, No.615 Squadron

    Aircraftman First Class Gerald Ewart Frank Hargrave, No.615 Squadron

    We are grateful to June Marshall for sending in these photos and mementos of her father, Gerald Ewart Frank Hargrave. 
  • WWII Canadian Legion War Services Song Sheet

    WWII Canadian Legion War Services Song Sheet

  • Knights of Columbus Leaflet (Undated)

    Knights of Columbus Leaflet (Undated)

  • Would You ADDL and Eve It?

    Would You ADDL and Eve It?

    Why would RAF Kenley become involved with carrier-deck landings? Answer: By 1942 the Admiralty were concerned over the ability of the ...
  • Private William Albert Smith

    Private William Albert Smith

    Private William Albert Smith was serving with 12th (H.D.) Battalion of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) when he was severely injured during the air raids which devastated RAF Kenley on 18th August, 1940 - 'the Hardest Day.'
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