RAF Perranporth

RAF Perranporth
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Location Perranporth
Built 1940
In use 1941-1945
Elevation AMSL  ft / 97 m
Coordinates 50°19′53″N 005°10′36″W / 50.33139°N 5.17667°W / 50.33139; -5.17667Coordinates: 50°19′53″N 005°10′36″W / 50.33139°N 5.17667°W / 50.33139; -5.17667
Map
RAF Perranporth
Location in Cornwall
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 0 0 Concrete
09/27 0 0 Concrete
18/36 0 0 Concrete

RAF Perranporth was an RAF airfield situated near Perranporth, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.

History

The 330 acre (134 hectares) airfield was built as an RAF Supermarine Spitfire station in World War II 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.[1]

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. ↑ BBC news - 2009-Nov-06 - Spitfire pilot hi-jinks found on film Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 30.
  3. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  4. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  5. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  6. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  7. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
  8. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 82.
  9. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  10. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
  11. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  12. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 86.
  13. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  14. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  15. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 90.
  16. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 93.
  17. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 98.
  18. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 99.
  19. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 101.

Bibliography

  • Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr 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.
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