RAF_Perranporth
RAF Perranporth
Former RAF base in Cornwall, England
Royal Air Force Perranporth or more simply RAF Perranporth is a former Royal Air Force satellite station situated near Perranporth, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts Coordinates, Type ...
| RAF Perranporth | |||||||||||
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| Perranporth, Cornwall in England | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°19′53″N 005°10′36″W | ||||||||||
| Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||||
| Code | PP | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1941-44 RAF Coastal Command 1944 RAF Transport Command 1944- | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940 (1940)/41 | ||||||||||
| In use | April 1941 – April 1946 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 97 metres (318 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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The 330 acre (134 hectares) airfield was built as an RAF Fighter Command station in the Second World War in 1941 and is situated on Cligga cliffs in the north of Cornwall.
Rare 1942 film footage of RAF pilots and Spitfires at RAF Perranporth is shown on the BBC website.[2]
Squadrons
- No. 19 Squadron RAF[3]
- No. 65 Squadron RAF[4]
- No. 66 Squadron RAF[4]
- No. 118 Squadron RAF[5]
- No. 130 Squadron RAF[6]
- No. 132 Squadron RAF[6]
- No. 183 Squadron RAF[7]
- No. 234 Squadron RAF[8]
- No. 276 Squadron RAF[9]
- No. 286 Squadron RAF[10]
- No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron[11]
- No. 310 Squadron RAF[12]
- No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron[13]
- No. 329 Squadron RAF[14]
- No. 340 Squadron RAF[14]
- No. 341 Squadron RAF[15]
- No. 412 Squadron RAF[16]
- No. 453 Squadron RAF[17]
- No. 602 Squadron RAF[18]
- No. 610 Squadron RAF[19]
- No. 639 Squadron RAF[20]
Units
- No. 18 Terminal Staging Post[21]
- No. 19 Terminal Staging Post[21]
- No. 92 Staging Post[21]
- No. 95 Gliding School RAF[21]
- No. 120 (Major) Staging Post[21]
- No. 122 (Major) Staging Post[21]
- No. 123 (Major) Staging Post[21]
- No. 145 (French) Airfield RAF[21]
- No. 1602 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF[21]
- No. 2828 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
- Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF, Perranporth (1941) became 'C' Flight, No. 276 Squadron RAF[22]
The airfield was later converted to civilian use as Perranporth Airfield; it currently has three hard surface runways and two grass strips.
Citations
- Falconer 1998, p. 70.
- BBC news – 2009-Nov-06 – Spitfire pilot hi-jinks found on film Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Jefford 1988, p. 30.
- Jefford 1988, p. 45.
- Jefford 1988, p. 57.
- Jefford 1988, p. 59.
- Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- Jefford 1988, p. 75.
- Jefford 1988, p. 82.
- Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- Jefford 1988, p. 84.
- Jefford 1988, p. 85.
- Jefford 1988, p. 86.
- Jefford 1988, p. 87.
- Jefford 1988, p. 88.
- Jefford 1988, p. 90.
- Jefford 1988, p. 93.
- Jefford 1988, p. 98.
- Jefford 1988, p. 99.
- Jefford 1988, p. 101.
- "Perranporth". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
Bibliography
- Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
- Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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