RAF Perranporth

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RAF Perranporth
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Perranporth, Cornwall in England
Site information
Type Satellite Station
CodePP
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Fighter Command 1941-44
RAF Coastal Command 1944
RAF Transport Command 1944-
Location
Cornwall UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
RAF Perranporth
Shown within Cornwall
Coordinates 50°19′53″N005°10′36″W / 50.33139°N 5.17667°W / 50.33139; -5.17667
Site history
Built1940 (1940)/41
In useApril 1941 – April 1946
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation97 metres (318 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 Tarmac
09/27 Tarmac
18/36 Tarmac

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.

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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]

Squadrons

Units

Current use

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

References

Citations

  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
  3. Jefford 1988, p. 30.
  4. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  5. Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  6. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  8. Jefford 1988, p. 75.
  9. Jefford 1988, p. 82.
  10. Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  11. Jefford 1988, p. 84.
  12. Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  13. Jefford 1988, p. 86.
  14. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  15. Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  16. Jefford 1988, p. 90.
  17. Jefford 1988, p. 93.
  18. Jefford 1988, p. 98.
  19. Jefford 1988, p. 99.
  20. Jefford 1988, p. 101.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Perranporth". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  22. Lake 1999, p. 22.

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