RAF Kenley - a walk to discover its incredible history

In this video I visit the marvellous Kenley Aerodrome site on the Greater London/Surrey border, accompanied by guests from Kenley Revival (https://www.kenleyrevival.org/).

Jump To:
00:00 Opening
01:11 Kenley Revival
01:40 The Tribute
02:03 Aircraft Acceptance Park & History
03:29 The Tribute Pen - tour and inside the shelter
06:25 Kenley's Weather and its impact
07:15 Douglas Bader
07:42 More Pen Details
10:14 Rifle Range
11:10 Handley Page Shed
11:51 Hangars
13:00 Downloadable Guide
13:10 Officer's Mess Area
13:32 Operations Room Site
14:18 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Memorials
15:27 Fuel Dump Area and more history
17:11 Fuel Delivery Overview
17:32 Defending the Airfield
18:20 Best preserved Pen
19:50 Post War, Summary and Thanks!

Thank you for watching, I really appreciate it.

If you would like to make a contribution towards the costs of making content then please click on the “Thanks” button on any video, or alternatively you can buy me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/philswallow

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I use Epidemic Sound for the music in my videos and they are excellent, sign up for a 30-day free trial here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I mention that there is a downloadable guide to WW2 walks at the Kenley site, it is available here: https://www.kenleyrevival.org/content...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All of my contact details/links are here: https://bio.site/philswallow



#Kenley #RAFKenley #KenleyRevival #KenleyAerodrome #philswalk&talk #localhistory #battleofbritain #RAF