Ross Marven's Modelling Pages

The RAF in Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly since 1925

The reason for the date of 1925 is that it is when RAF Mount Batten was re-opened. Previously the RAF presence in the area was limited to the old RNAS sites it inherited at its formation in April 1918 and which all gradually closed following the end of WWI.
All bases with some kind of long term RAF presence are listed, even if this was only a lengthy detachment.

Key to Map and links to pages
1. RAF Bolt Head	2. RAF Chivenor	3. RAF Cleave	4. RAF Davidstow
5. RAF Dunkeswell	6. RAF Exeter	7. RAF Falmouth	8. RAF Haldon
9. RAF Harrowbeer	10. RAF Mount Batten	11. RAF Okehampton	12. RAF Perranporth
13. RAF Portreath	14. RAF Predannack	15. RAF Roborough	16. RAF St. Eval
17. RAF St. Just	18. RAF St. Mary's	19. RAF St. Mawgan	20. RAF Trebelzue
21. RAF Winkleigh
FAA Bases used by the RAF
22. RNAS Culdrose	23. RNAS St. Merryn
Other Information
Units based in Devon & Cornwall	U-boat attacks by aircraft based in Devon & Cornwall	Aircraft Losses in Devon & Cornwall	Pictorial References by Type

References

(those for individual bases are given on the page for that base)

• Action Stations Revisited 4. South West England - Author: David Berryman, Publisher: Crecy
• Action Stations 5. Military Airfields of the South West - Author: Chris Ashworth, Publisher: PSL
• Aviation in Cornwall - Author: Peter London, Publisher: Air Britain
• In Cornish Skies - Author: Peter London, Publisher: Tempus
• U-BOAT HUNTERS: CORNWALL'S AIR WAR 1916-19 - Author: Peter London, Publisher: Truran
• Aviation in South West Britain 1909-1979 - Author: Dennis Teague, Publisher: Baron Jay
• Devon Aerodromes in Old Photographs - Author: Keith A. Saunders, Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
• Devon and Cornwall Airfields in The Second World War - Author: Graham Smith, Publisher: Countryside Books
• The Military Airfields of Britain South-Western England - Author: Ken Delve, Publisher: Crowood
• War Over The West - Author: Eddie Walford, Publisher: Amigo Books
• Touchdown East Devon - Author: Grahame Holloway, Publisher: CML Devon
• East Devon Aircrew & Airfields - Author: Grahame Holloway, Publisher: Brevet 2000
• Final Touchdown (stories of Devon Aircrew and RAF Bases in South and East Devon) - Author: Grahame Holloway, Publisher: Brevet 2000
• Flying in Cornwall - Author: Peter London, Publisher: Tor Mark 2011
• Dartmoor Air Crashes - Author: Robert Jones, Published 2015
• Devon Airfields Index (beware, the hosting service - tripod.com - has lots of popups so best use a popup blocker)