# RAF Perranporth

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Former RAF base in Cornwall, England

RAF Perranporth Near Perranporth, Cornwall in England Site information Type Royal Air Force satellite station Code PP Owner Air Ministry Operator Royal Air Force Controlled by RAF Fighter Command 1941-44 * No. 10 Group RAF RAF Coastal Command 1944 * No. 19 Group RAF RAF Transport Command 1944- * No. 46 Group RAF Location RAF Perranporth Shown within Cornwall Show map of Cornwall RAF Perranporth RAF Perranporth (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom Coordinates 50°19′53″N 005°10′36″W / 50.33139°N 5.17667°W / 50.33139; -5.17667 Site history Built 1940 (1940)/41 In use April 1941 – April 1946 Battles/wars European theatre of World War II Airfield information Elevation 320 feet (98 m)[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](/source/Royal_Air_Force) [satellite station](/source/Royal_Air_Force_station) situated near [Perranporth](/source/Perranporth), Cornwall, England.

## History

The 330 acre (134 hectares) airfield was built as an RAF [Fighter Command](/source/Fighter_Command) station in the [Second World War](/source/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](/source/BBC) website.[2]

### Squadrons

- [No. 19 Squadron RAF](/source/No._19_Squadron_RAF)[3]

- [No. 65 (East India) Squadron RAF](/source/No._65_Squadron_RAF)[4]

- [No. 66 Squadron RAF](/source/No._66_Squadron_RAF)[4]

- [No. 118 Squadron RAF](/source/No._118_Squadron_RAF)[5]

- [No. 130 (Punjab) Squadron RAF](/source/No._130_Squadron_RAF)[6]

- [No. 132 (City of Bombay) Squadron RAF](/source/No._132_Squadron_RAF)[6]

- [No. 183 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF](/source/No._183_Squadron_RAF)[7]

- [No. 234 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF](/source/No._234_Squadron_RAF)[8]

- [No. 276 Squadron RAF](/source/No._276_Squadron_RAF)[9]

- [No. 286 Squadron RAF](/source/No._286_Squadron_RAF)[10]

- [No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron](/source/No._302_Polish_Fighter_Squadron)[11]

- [No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF](/source/No._310_(Czechoslovak)_Squadron_RAF)[12]

- [No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron](/source/No._317_Polish_Fighter_Squadron)[13]

- [No. 329 (GC I/2 'Cicognes') Squadron RAF](/source/No._329_Squadron_RAF)[14]

- [No. 340 (GC IV/2 Île-de-France) Squadron RAF](/source/No._340_Squadron_RAF)[14]

- [No. 341 (GC III/2 'Alsace') Squadron RAF](/source/No._341_Squadron_RAF)[15]

- [No. 412 Squadron RCAF](/source/412_Transport_Squadron)[16]

- [No. 453 Squadron RAAF](/source/No._453_Squadron_RAAF)[17]

- [No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron AAF](/source/No._602_Squadron_RAuxAF)[18]

- [No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron AAF](/source/No._610_Squadron_RAuxAF)[19]

- [No. 639 Squadron RAF](/source/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](/source/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 Headquarters RAF](/source/No._145_Airfield_Headquarters_RAF)[21]

- [No. 1602 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF](/source/No._1602_(Anti-Aircraft_Co-operation)_Flight_RAF)[21]

- [No. 2828 Squadron RAF Regiment](/source/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](/source/Perranporth_Airfield); it currently has three hard surface runways and two grass strips.

## References

### Citations

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer2012160_1-0)** [Falconer 2012](#CITEREFFalconer2012), p. 160.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [BBC news – 2009-Nov-06 – Spitfire pilot hi-jinks found on film](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8347063.stm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091107102141/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8347063.stm) 7 November 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198830_3-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 30.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198845_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198845_4-1) [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 45.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198857_5-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 57.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198859_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198859_6-1) [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 59.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198866_7-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 66.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198875_8-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 75.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198882_9-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 82.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198883_10-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 83.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198884_11-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 84.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198885_12-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 85.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198886_13-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 86.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198887_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198887_14-1) [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 87.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198888_15-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 88.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198890_16-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 90.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198893_17-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 93.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198898_18-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 98.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198899_19-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 99.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford1988101_20-0)** [Jefford 1988](#CITEREFJefford1988), p. 101.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-ABCT_21-9) ["Perranporth"](https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/perranporth/). [Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust](/source/Airfields_of_Britain_Conservation_Trust). Retrieved 1 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake199922_22-0)** [Lake 1999](#CITEREFLake1999), p. 22.

### Bibliography

- Falconer, Jonathan (2012). *RAF Airfields of World War 2*. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-85780-349-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-85780-349-5).

- Jefford, C G (1988). *RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912*. [Shrewsbury](/source/Shrewsbury): Airlife. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85310-053-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85310-053-6).

- Lake, A (1999). *Flying units of the RAF*. [Shrewsbury](/source/Shrewsbury): Airlife. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-84037-086-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84037-086-6).

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