Kenley/Biggin

This sort of “account” copying goes on all the time in historic records.
Of course the material that is “now” available was not at the time and it was also set down “pre digital information flows”.
Biggin was attacked more frequently than Kenley (probably because of poor German intelligence) and they must have thought the 18th Aug raid had finished Kenley off.
None of our sector stations were properly prepared for defence as they had not been built with that in mind.
If you look at the “Camp” set up the scene is one of a “large flying club” with pleasant brick buildings and hangars within walking distance of the Officers Mess.
Kenley was lucky that its ops room was not destroyed (although another one was ready in Caterham).
It was always intended that the airfields would be protected by fighters but of course the collapse of France and our Hurricane losses put a severe strain on all this.
All in all a close run affair.
Peter
The PAC was a complete waste of time money and effort and more bofors guns would have been better.