RAF Perranporth


Royal Air Force Perranporth or more simply RAF Perranporth is a former Royal Air Force List of former [Royal Air Force stations|satellite station] situated near Perranporth, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.

History

The 330 acre airfield was built as an RAF Fighter Command station in the World [War II|Second World War] 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.

Current use

The airfield was later converted to civilian use as Perranporth Airfield; it currently has three hard surface runways and two grass strips.