Padstow
Major
| Also known as: | Crugmeer / Padstow Aerodrome / RAF Padstow |
| County: | Cornwall |
| Current Status: | Farmland |
| Date: | 25 March 1918 - 1919 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Maritime patrol |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 31/07/2018):
- Padstow Library
- Padstow Museum
- Padstow Town Council
Main unit(s) present:
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No 250 Sqn
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No 494 (Light Bomber) Flight
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No 500 (Special Duty) Flight
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No 501 (Special Duty) Flight
Photographs of the plaque at Padstow, 6 April 2021. Courtesy of Nicholas Prideaux-Brune
More photographs of the plaque. Courtesy of Richard Flagg
Remains of the airfield at Padstow, 8 June 2021. © Richard Flagg
Remains of the airfield at Padstow, 8 June 2021. © Richard Flagg
Plan fo Padstow, 1918. Courtesy of Ed Andrews