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Portreath

Major
Also known as: Nancekuke / Portreath Aerodrome / RAF Portreath / RAF Station, Portreath / RRH Portreath / USAAF Station 504
County: Cornwall
Current Status: RAF radar station
Date: 7 March 1941 - circa 1950
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / RAF (Czech)
Landing Surface Types: Paved

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • Cornwall Council Road Safety Unit
  • Penzance Wheelers Cycling Club
  • Portreath Parish Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit

  • No 14 Sqn

  • No 66 Sqn

  • No 76 Sqn

  • No 130 Sqn

  • No 131 Airfield (Polish)

  • No 135 Airfield

  • No 143 Sqn

  • No 152 Sqn

  • No 153 (General Reconnaissance) Wing

  • No 153 Sqn

  • No 234 Sqn

  • No 235 Sqn

  • No 236 Sqn

  • No 247 Sqn

  • No 248 Sqn

  • No 263 Sqn

  • No 264 Sqn

  • No 275 Sqn

  • No 276 Sqn

  • No 277 Sqn

  • No 286 Sqn
  • No 305 Sqn

  • No 313 Sqn

  • No 330 (Bomber) Wing

  • No 400 Sqn
  • No 414 Sqn

  • No 600 Sqn

  • No 613 Sqn

  • No 614 Sqn

  • No 639 Sqn

  • No 1487 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight

  • No 1487 (TT) Flight

  • No 2735 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2749 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2750 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2758 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2763 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2786 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2796 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2811 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2839 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2883 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2953 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 3207 Servicing Commando
  • Armament Synthetic Development Unit

  • ASR Flight

  • Overseas Air Deliveries Flight

  • Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit

001Runway 06/24. Looking south west from the runway 24 threshold - 2 March 2009.png

Looking south west from the runway 24 threshold, 2 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

002Type 101 Radar - 2 March 2009.png

A Type 101 Radar at Portreath, 2 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

003A Squash Court at Portreath, 2 March 2009.png

A Squash Court at Portreath, 2 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

004Picket Post at Portreath, 2 March 2009.png

Picket Post at Portreath, 2 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

005Control and Reporting Post at Portreath, 2 March 2009.png

Control and reporting post at Portreath, 2 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

006Yarnold Sangar Pillbox - 2 March 2009.png

A Yarnold Sangar Pillbox at Portreath, 2 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

Various photographs of Portreath. Courtesy of Phil in Cornwall

Driving on the runway at Portreath, 2 December 2012. Courtesy of Glen Cromar

 

Satellite(s):

St. Mawgan (Trebelzue)
Decoy Airfield(s):

Tehidy

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