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RAF Kenley | |||||||||
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| Kenley, Croydon, Greater London in England | |||||||||
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  RAF Kenley Shown within Greater London | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°18′13″N 000°05′42″W / 51.30361°N 0.09500°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Code | KE | ||||||||
| Area | 49 hectares[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence (MOD) | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | No. 22 Group | ||||||||
| Condition | Open | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1917 | ||||||||
| Built by | Constable, Hart & Co Ltd | ||||||||
| In use | 1917–present | ||||||||
| Fate | Retained by the MOD and used for gliding, some parts of airfield sold for residential redevelopment. | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Occupants | No. 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGKN, WMO: 03781 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 160 metres (525 ft)[2] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Kenley, more commonly known as RAF Kenley is a former airfield station of the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War and the RAF in the Second World War. It played a significant role during the Battle of Britain as one of the three RAF stations specifically tasked with the defence of London. It is located near Kenley on the edge of Greater London. The site remains in use with the Ministry of Defence, as Kenley Airfield.
- ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009 – Annex A" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 49. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Falconer 1998, p. 54.