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RAF St.Mary's
History
Opened: 19/5/41 (15/9/37 as civil airport) - Closed: September 1944 (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 |
| 87 Sqdn. (det) | 19/5/41 | 10/4/42 | Hurricane I (& II ?) | permanent detachment of 6 a/c became 1449 Flight |
| 1449 (Fighter) Flight | 10/4/42 | 17/9/44 | Hurricane I, II & X | 6 aircraft |
References
- Scilly at War by RL Bowley published by Bowley Publications
Modelling Notes for individual aircraft
- Scilly at War has a table of actions by the Hurricanes including LK.A/P2798; LK.B/W9196; LK.N/W9139
- Flying Units of the RAF (Lake) gives Tutor K4808; Tiger Moth II DE808; Hurricane I P3317; Hurricane X AF997 and Hurricane IIB Z3658 VD.K
- Action Stations 5 has a photo of 87 Sqdn. Hurricane Is at St.Mary's in all black finish including LK.P (serial invisible).
- Action Stations 5 states a Whitley of 10 OTU overshot an attempted landing on 27/1/43 - I think this was Z6875 P attached to 59 Sqdn. on an anti-submarine patrol. All the crew survived but the aircraft did not, ending up in a quarry.
| Pictorial References For Modellers | |||||||
| Type | Mark | Unit | Code | Serial | Reference | Page | Resident/Visitor |
| Hurricane | IIc | 87 Sqdn | LK.A | BE500 | Action Stations Revisited 4 | 262 | R |
| Sunderland | I | 10 Sqdn RAAF | RB.B | W4020 ? | Scilly at War | 293 | V |