History
Opened: May 1942 (15/7/31 as civil airport, September 1939 requisitioned by Admiralty, May 1942 control passed to RAF) - Closed: May 1946 (continued as civil airport).
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 |
| FAA | 26/7/37 | 9/8/37 | Osprey | 801 Sqdn. |
| FAA | 27/7/38 | 6/8/38 | Swordfish | 810 Sqdn. |
| 15 Group Comms Flight | 13/6/39 | 1/2/41 | various | |
| 46 ERFTS | 1/8/39 | 3/9/39 | Hart, Audax | Elementary & Reserve Flying Training Squadron |
| FAA | 28/8/39 | 10/2/40 | Swordfish | 814 Sqdn. |
| FAA | 27/5/40 | 21/6/40 | Swordfish | 819 Sqdn. |
| FAA | 12/6/40 | 21/6/40 | Swordfish | 815 Sqdn. |
| ‘B’ Flight 2 AACU | 1940 | 13/2/43 | various | Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit, became 1623 Flt. |
| Station Flt. | ? | ? | various | |
| 247 Sqdn. | 1/8/40 | 10/2/41 | Gladiator II | re-equipped with Hurricane I Jan/Feb 41 |
| 19 Group Comms Flight | 5/2/41 | 15/12/47 | various | |
| 10 Group ASR Flight (1 of 4) | 14/5/41 | 21/10/41 | Lysander | Absorbed into 276 Sqdn. |
| 16 Sqdn. det. | 1941 | 1942 | Lysander | autumn 1941 |
| 276 Sqdn. det. | 1941 | 1944 | various | late 1941 |
| 1623 Flt. | 14/2/43 | 1/12/43 | various | Anti-Aircraft Cooperation, became 691 Sqdn. |
| 82 GS | Oct 43 | 19/2/48 | Cadet, Sedbergh | Gliding School |
| 691 Sqdn. | Dec 43 | Feb 45 | various | Anti-Aircraft Cooperation |
| 19 Group Comms Flight | 27/8/51 | 1/4/60 | various | |
| FAA | 1961 | 5/12/01 | Tiger Moth, Chipmunk | Air Experience Flight operated by Airwork under various names |
| Army & Marines (dets) | Apr 67 | 1972 | Sioux | various helicopter units |
| FAA | 6/12/01 | current | Grob Tutor | 727 Sqdn. |
References
- Roborough: Plymouth City Airport 1929-1989 - Author: Dennis C. Teague, Publisher: self published ?
Also the general references listed on the
RAF in Devon & Cornwall home page
Modelling Notes for individual aircraft
- Scale Aircraft Modelling covered 691 Sqdn
- More when I get a chance !
| Pictorial References For Modellers |
| Type | Mark | Unit | Code | Serial | Reference | Page | Resident/Visitor |
| Gladiator | II | 2 AACU | JQ.M | N2308 | Devon Aerodromes | 128 | R |
| Gladiator | II | 247 Sqdn | HP.B | N2306 | Devon Aerodromes | 124 | R |
| Hector | I | 2 AACU | JQ.M | K9783 | Devon Aerodromes | 129 | R |
| Oxford | | 1623 Flt | A (?) | N6275 | Devon Aerodromes | 130 | R |
