History
Opened: May 1941 - Closed: 1/6/46 (as RAF station).
Units
Information derived from RAF Squadrons (Jefford), RAF Flying Training & Support Units (Sturtivant et al),
Military Airfields of Britain - South Western England (Delve) and other books.
N.B. (det) means only a part of the unit was detached to here from its main base, and possibly only for part
of the period noted.
| Unit | Arrival | Departure | Aircraft | Notes |
| 247 Sqdn. | 18/6/41 | 17/5/42 | Hurricane IIA,B,C | |
| 600 Sqdn. | Jun 41 | 2/9/42 | Beaufighter I, II | |
| 118 Sqdn. det. | 1941 | 1941 | Spitfire | autumn 1941 |
| 1457 Flt. | 15/11/41 | 8/9/42 | Havoc, Boston | Turbinlite, became 536 Sqdn. |
| 234 sqdn. | 24/12/41 | 31/12/41 | Spitfire | |
| 310 sqdn. | 9/2/42 | 11/2/42 | Spitfire | |
| 25 Sqdn. det. | 1942 | 1942 | Havoc | summer 1942 |
| 120 Sqdn. det. | 1942 | 1942 | Liberator | summer 1942 |
| 165 Sqdn. det. | 1942 | 1942 | Spitfire | summer 1942 |
| 406 Sqdn. | 8/9/42 | 8/12/42 | Beaufighter | |
| 536 Sqdn. | 8/9/42 | 27/10/42 | Havoc, Hurricane | Turbinlite squadron |
| 66 Sqdn. | 26/9/42 | 29/9/42 | Spitfire | |
| 263 Sqdn. det. | 1942 | 1943 | Whirlwind | autumn 1942 - spring 1943 |
| 236 Sqdn. det. | 1942 | 1943 | Beaufighter | from late 1942 |
| 604 Sqdn. | 7/12/42 | 18/2/43 | Beaufighter | |
| 64 Sqdn. | 9/12/42 | 2/1/43 | Spitfire | |
| 248 Sqdn. | 18/1/43 | 17/2/44 | Beaufighter, Mosquito | |
| 141 Sqdn. | 18/2/43 | 30/4/43 | Beaufighter | |
| 307 Sqdn. | Apr 43 | 9/11/43 | Mosquito | |
| 264 Sqdn. | 30/4/43 | 7/11/43 | Mosquito | |
| 410 Sqdn. det. | 1943 | 1943 | Mosquito | |
| 85 Sqdn. det. | 1943 | 1943 | Mosquito | summer 1943 |
| 456 Sqdn. det. | 1943 | 1943 | various | summer 1943 |
| 266 Sqdn. det. | 1943 | 1943 | Typhoon | autumn 1943 |
| 618 Sqdn. det | 1943 | 1944 | Mosquito | from autumn 1943 |
| 183 Sqdn. | 14/10/43 | 1/2/44 | Typhoon | |
| 157 Sqdn. | 9/11/43 | 7/5/44 | Mosquito | |
| 414 Sqdn. det. | 1943 | 1943 | Mustang | winter 1943 |
| 304 Sqdn. | 13/12/43 | 19/2/44 | Wellington | |
| Station Flt. | 1944 | 1946 | various | |
| 311 Sqdn. | 23/2/44 | 7/8/44 | Liberator | |
| 165 Sqdn. | 2/4/44 | 20/6/44 | Spitfire | |
| 152 (GR) Wing | 15/4/44 | 7/9/44 | none ? | Wing HQ (179, 311, 524 Sqdns) |
| 179 Sqdn. | 28/4/44 | 6/9/44 | Wellington | |
| 1 Sqdn. | 29/4/44 | 20/6/44 | Spitfire | |
| 234 Sqdn. | 19/6/44 | 28/8/44 | Spitfire | |
| 611 Sqdn. | 3/7/44 | 17/7/44 | Spitfire | |
| 264 Sqdn. | 25/9/44 | 30/11/44 | Mosquito | |
| 33 Sqdn. | 15/12/44 | 21/2/45 | Typhoon | |
| 222 Sqdn. | 15/12/44 | 21/2/45 | Spitfire, Tempest | |
| 349 Sqdn. | 16/2/45 | 19/4/45 | Spitfire, Tempest | |
| 485 Sqdn. | 25/2/45 | 19/4/45 | Spitfire, Tempest | |
| 151 Sqdn. | 17/5/45 | 19/4/46 | Mosquito XXX | |
| 406 Sqdn. | 14/6/45 | 1/9/45 | Mosquito XXX | |
| Vickers | | Oct 1954 | experimentals | Barnes Wallis Goose & Swallow swing-wing projects |
| FAA | 15/12/54 | | | Satellite for Culdrose - current (2007) |
| 626 VGS | Oct 68 | 1990 | various | Volunteer Gliding School |
| 626 VGS | Jul 91 | | Vigilant | current (2007) |
References
The general references listed on the
RAF in Devon & Cornwall home page
Modelling Notes for individual aircraft
- A 536 Sqdn. Turbinlite Havoc II is shown in the Ducimus Camouflage & Markings booklet on the Havoc.
- See my 600 Sqdn. Beaufighter II build.
- More when I get a chance !
| Pictorial References For Modellers |
| Type | Mark | Unit | Code | Serial | Reference | Page | Resident/Visitor |
| Beaufighter | VIC | 248 Sqdn | G | JL447 | IWM online | HU 91923 | R |
| Beaufighter | VIF | 600 Sqdn | BQ.I | X8023 | IWM online | CH 17800 | R |
| Hurricane | IIC | 247 Sqdn | ZY.S | BD936 | IWM online | CH 5487 | R |
| Hurricane | IIC | 247 Sqdn | ZY.V | BE634 | Cornish Skies | 57 | R |
| Mosquito | NFII | 157 Sqdn | RS.T | W4092 | IWM online | HU 93019 | R |
| Wellington | GRXIV | 179 Sqdn | P | NB772 | Coastal Command (Ashworth) | 130 | R |
