RAF Perranporth


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

History

The 330 acre 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.

Units

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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