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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2023, 12:18
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Interesting to see 615VGS at Kenley are flying...

Interesting to see 615VGS at Kenley are flying midweek, they have been busy both yesterday and today (definitely Vikings and not Surrey Hills GC's gliders...) Presume some kind of half term camp? I...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2022, 20:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1163/kenley_8e57e47fe1faddf4bb07ba7d5a7cc23896a7e9bd.jpg
Kenley (Survivor) 615 (Still going strong) With some help from 111 Squadron which...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2022, 18:41
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Here ya go Pobjoy! Wait... can't find it....

Here ya go Pobjoy!

Wait... can't find it. Try when I get back home...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2021, 12:13
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

615 at Kenley has been flying for some months now...

615 at Kenley has been flying for some months now - can't recall when they restarted, probably June or July.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2021, 13:51
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Not seen any mention that 615 at Kenley are...

Not seen any mention that 615 at Kenley are active again but, unless I'm very much mistaken, one of their Vikings has just launched and completed a quick circuit... Surrey Hills don't normally fly at...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2020, 18:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Pobjoy tells me that thinks this would make an...

Pobjoy tells me that thinks this would make an excellent Cadet A E machine. Tea to be served during flight and no parachute or helmet required. Still space to operate out of Croydon with a quick turn...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2020, 13:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1163/kenley_8e57e47fe1faddf4bb07ba7d5a7cc23896a7e9bd.jpg

I've been asked to post this excellent painting of events at Kenley nearly 80 years...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2020, 17:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

I shall be delighted to be able to do so! :ok:

I shall be delighted to be able to do so! :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2020, 13:04
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Well, fingers crossed! Is it six years? Or...

Well, fingers crossed! Is it six years? Or seven...

Six. Longer than World War 2...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2019, 17:27
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

No wind up Pobjoy I quite agree with you. I had...

No wind up Pobjoy I quite agree with you. I had fondly imagined that the fence, crap though it is, heralded the return to flying by 615 in 2019... some hope. If 2FTS are incapable of organising a...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2019, 09:55
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Just about a year since I posted some images of...

Just about a year since I posted some images of the new peri-track fence being erected at Kenley. No sign of 615 resuming gliding ops yet, though Surrey Hills do keep the airfield active on weekdays....
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2019, 20:05
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Kenley Officer's Mess ...

Kenley Officer's Mess (https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/live-kenley-aerodrome-fire-16103416)ravaged by fire again... :(

What's left of it...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2018, 08:14
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

I didn't know about the bullet holes Frelon! I...

I didn't know about the bullet holes Frelon! I mostly walk along the western side of the airfield between Waterhouse Lane and Hillcrest Road but in the last couple of weeks have used several other...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2018, 09:18
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Still good access to the Wattenden aw ditor, in...

Still good access to the Wattenden aw ditor, in fact I nipped in there a couple of weeks ago after getting caught in a heavy shower as I walked up the peri track.

Was up there again yesterday,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2018, 09:41
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Don't fence me in

Up on Kenley Aerodrome early this morning and as the Surrey Hills GC weren't yet flying, took the opportunity to walk down the main runway, something I'd never done before. I'd noticed some building...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2018, 12:10
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Hmmmm, given the huge areas of public open space...

Hmmmm, given the huge areas of public open space around the area (Kenley Common, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Down and Riddlesdown - which are all close to being contiguous - plus several other areas of...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2018, 07:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

The newly erected signs all the way around the...

The newly erected signs all the way around the peri track make it clear that public access inside the peri track is not permitted - I wonder if Surrey Hills GC have had any problems with wandering...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2018, 10:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Well, I'll add to the total by saying it would be...

Well, I'll add to the total by saying it would be very nice to see 615 active again at Kenley before the swifts arrive this year. Please...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2018, 11:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Red sign boards have recently been installed at...

Red sign boards have recently been installed at intervals around the peri-track warning the public of the dangers.

I haven't walked around the airfield while its been active for quite some time so...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2017, 16:51
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

I helped rig an Eagle at Southdown GC thirty...

I helped rig an Eagle at Southdown GC thirty years ago and can confirm how heavy it was!
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2017, 18:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Just walked over Kenley Aerodrome for the first...

Just walked over Kenley Aerodrome for the first time since before Christmas (bloody knee cartilage!) and new MoD warning signs have been erected at intervals along the peri-track, which I take to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2016, 11:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Usually some arse on a mission...

Usually some arse on a mission...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2016, 08:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

Colleague who lives by Kenley tells me there has...

Colleague who lives by Kenley tells me there has been a major fire on aerodrome overnight, looks as though it may be amongst the buildings to the north of the 615 hangar. :{

Another colleague...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2016, 06:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

And those of us who just enjoy strolling over...

And those of us who just enjoy strolling over Kenley on a weekend afternoon and miss watching the aerial activities of 615.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2015, 12:04
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,762,835
Posted By treadigraph

It is indeed.

It is indeed.
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