RAF Kenley
E775911
RAF Kenley was a key Royal Air Force fighter station in Surrey, England, that played a significant role in defending the UK during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| airfieldType |
fighter station
ⓘ
sector station ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
No. 253 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 615 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 64 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
gliding
ⓘ
recreational flying (limited) ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| garrison | No. 11 Group RAF (as part of its sector airfields) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
blast pens
ⓘ
control tower ⓘ fighter pens ⓘ hangars ⓘ operations room ⓘ |
| hasSurvivingFeature |
airfield perimeter track
ⓘ
blast pens ⓘ some wartime buildings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Battle of Britain airfield of historic interest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Kenley, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Caterham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Croydon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDate | 18 August 1940 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
heavily bombed during the Battle of Britain
ⓘ
subject to major Luftwaffe raid on 18 August 1940 ⓘ |
| notableFunction | training and operational base for RAF fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAircraftRole | fighter aircraft operations ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | key fighter station defending London and South East England during the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | grass (during Second World War) ⓘ |
| servedArea |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | former RAF station ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major sector airfield in the defence of the UK in 1940 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ |
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