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Royal Air Force Perranporth or more simply RAF Perranporth is a former
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situated near
Perranporth Perranporth ( kw, Porthperan) is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its long beach f ...
,
Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, in the United Kingdom.


History

The 330 acre (134 hectares) airfield was built as an RAF
Fighter Command RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War. It earned near-immortal fame during the Battle of Britai ...
station in the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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
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website.BBC news – 2009-Nov-06 – Spitfire pilot hi-jinks found on film


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Current use

The airfield was later converted to civilian use as
Perranporth Airfield Perranporth Airfield airfield is located southwest of Perranporth and southwest of Newquay, in the village of Trevellas, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a former Second World War Royal Air Force fighter station. Perranporth Aerodr ...
; it currently has three hard surface runways and two grass strips.


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