RAF Perranporth
RAF Perranporth
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| 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°WCoordinates: 50°19′53″N 005°10′36″W / 50.33139°N 5.17667°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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 RAF Perranporth
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RAF Perranporth was an RAF airfield situated near Perranporth, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.
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.
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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