RAF Perranporth

RAF Perranporth
RAF Perranporth
Perranporth, Cornwall in England
	RAF Perranporth Shown within Cornwall
Coordinates	50°19′53″N005°10′36″W / 50.33139°N 5.17667°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	1940/41
In use	April 1941 – April 1946
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	97 metres (318 ft) AMSL
Runways
05/23	Tarmac
09/27	Tarmac
18/36	Tarmac

Last updated December 17, 2023

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.

History

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]

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]

Current use

The airfield was later converted to civilian use as Perranporth Airfield; it currently has three hard surface runways and two grass strips.

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References

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.
1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 45.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
1 2 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.
1 2 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Perranporth". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 1 October 2021.
↑ Lake 1999, p. 22.

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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[FOOTNOTEFalconer199870-1] Falconer 1998, p. 70.

[2] BBC news – 2009-Nov-06 – Spitfire pilot hi-jinks found on film Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[FOOTNOTEJefford198830-3] Jefford 1988, p. 30.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198845-4] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198857-5] Jefford 1988, p. 57.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198859-6] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 59.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198866-7] Jefford 1988, p. 66.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198875-8] Jefford 1988, p. 75.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198882-9] Jefford 1988, p. 82.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198883-10] Jefford 1988, p. 83.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198884-11] Jefford 1988, p. 84.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198885-12] Jefford 1988, p. 85.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198886-13] Jefford 1988, p. 86.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198887-14] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198888-15] Jefford 1988, p. 88.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198890-16] Jefford 1988, p. 90.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198893-17] Jefford 1988, p. 93.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198898-18] Jefford 1988, p. 98.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198899-19] Jefford 1988, p. 99.

[FOOTNOTEJefford1988101-20] Jefford 1988, p. 101.

[ABCT-21] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Perranporth". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[FOOTNOTELake199922-22] Lake 1999, p. 22.

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