Kenley Airfield

[REF]

Does anyone know the runway headings for kenley, N-S & the E-W runway?

Thnaks,

Richard

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

The runways are still plainly marked on OS maps. My wife and I did some gliding there hundreds of years ago so it's close to my heart.

[FantomZorbin]

Heathrow Director

Would that be with 615 Gliding School perchance?

[Frelon]

Not with 615 hundreds of years ago! Wives were not allowed to fly then! Indeed any female interest was frowned upon!
Frelon

[Nimrod615]

Main drag as it is now 03/21
Short runway 31/13

Not sure if this is frowned upon but try www.615vgs.com

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

FantomZorbin. Dunno - I was an erk in the ATC and my wife (then my girlfriend) was in the WJAC. We were whizzed around the circuit in brick-built Sedbergs (?) during air experience flights. Neither of us got as far as taking it up seriously unfortunately..

[chevvron]

It's spelt Sedbergh with a 'h'. Anyway nothing wrong with them; I got my 'C' in one at Bovingdon, and did many hours AEG at both Bovingdon and Halton, even managing to Cat 5 one - it was rebuilt later though 'cos it was a presentation ship.(Mrs Heppel for those who recall except Honey Monster of course!)

[reynoldsno1]

Spent a couple of boyhood years at Kenley - about 1960. The airfield perimeter was littered with aircraft wrecks, (I remember a Spitfire)and a burnt out bomber ISTR. Whiled away many an afternoon in a rusty cockpit and shot down over 100 enemy aircraft ....

halcyon days.....