Kenley Aerodrome
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Kenley Aerodrome is a former Royal Air Force station in Surrey, England, renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Britain during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kenley Aerodrome canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Royal Air Force station
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
gliding
ⓘ
heritage and education ⓘ recreational flying ⓘ |
| era |
Second World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| garrison | RAF Kenley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battle of Britain airfields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force stations in Surrey ⓘ World War II airfields in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | historic airfield ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aircraft dispersal bays
ⓘ
airfield defences ⓘ blast pens ⓘ perimeter track ⓘ runways ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
Conservation Area
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeriodOfUse |
Cold War era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First World War era ⓘ Second World War era ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | grass (remaining active areas) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Kenley NERFINISHED ⓘ London Borough of Croydon NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Caterham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Purley NERFINISHED ⓘ Whyteleafe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | air raids during the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
No. 11 Group RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fighter squadrons of RAF ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | approaches to London ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| status |
partly disused
ⓘ
partly preserved ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence of London
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.