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were posted in with Hurricanes. The airfield was hit a number of times in the summer of 1940 and early 1941. This caused considerable damage and casualties with the Germans carrying out further raids in May 1942, causing damage to buildings and the destruction of aircraft. St Eval was equipped with a
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at St Eval in July with four squadrons of Liberators to continue the antisubmarine campaign. The 479th's most effective antisubmarine patrols were conducted from 18 July to 2 August 1943, the period in which the group made nearly all of its attacks on the U-boats. After that time the Germans avoided
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The Royal Air Force's 1930s expansion plan included a requirement for a station to provide anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols off the South-west coast of England. The site at St Eval was chosen as a Coastal Command airfield and work started in 1938. Five widely dispersed cottages, two houses
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arriving in January 1943 forming the 1st Antisubmarine Group (Provisional) with specialized long-range Liberator bombers equipped with RADAR and other submarine detection equipment. From St. Eval, the squadrons flew killer hunts against German U-boats in the Bay of Biscay. Both of these squadrons
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The station continued to be used for maritime patrols and search and rescue duties. It was also a site for diversions with a number of military and commercial aircraft making use of St Eval due to bad weather at their destination airfield. The Station closed on 6 March 1959, with the existing
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and Liberator collided on the runway. The Whitley caught fire which cooked the depth charges and caused a massive explosion and the loss of both the aircraft and crews. The collision was in part due to the poor runway layout, with a blind spot that hid one aircraft from the other.
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The formation in December 1940 of No 404 (later 1404) Meteorological Flight was significant. The flight was tasked with providing basic weather data on which the Command meteorologists could base their forecasts. It was a role which St Eval performed throughout the war.
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harbour. A Beaufort was able to launch a torpedo at point blank range but was shot down. However, the ship was severely damaged below the water line, so was obliged to return to the dock for repair. The pilot of the Beaufort, Flying Officer
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Three Ju 88s bombed St Eval, causing damage to two hangars and destroying three Blenheims. Hurricanes managed to shoot down two of the German aircraft. Another source gives the attacking aircraft as Messerschmitts and records 17 casualties.
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The Allied capture of French ports meant that the U-boat threat was drastically reduced. This meant that the units posted to St Eval could be better used elsewhere and by the autumn of 1944 the airfield was a shadow of its former self.
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At 2111 hours, six high explosive bombs and 20 incendiaries were dropped on the Station. Another source states only 20 bombs in total. There were no casualties and no damage was caused.
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rocket device which sent a steel wire curtain into the air to descend on parachutes. This was intended to enmesh enemy aircraft and cause them to crash, but the device was unsuccessful.
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There are various memorials in St Ulvelus church, including a Book of Remembrance, a memorial window and a memorial to the crew of Shackleton VP254, who were killed in a crash off the
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installation in early 1944 for dispersal of fog around the runway so that aircraft could land safely. St Eval was destined to have a busy time during the allied invasion of Europe.
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The presence of the Spitfires was not a great success as the Luftwaffe's change in tactics led to an increase in night raids for which the Spitfires were not suited. Therefore,
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A memorial tablet to the two crews of Shackletons WG531 and WL743 (squadron codes A-H and A-F respectively) of No.42 Squadron that probably collided whilst on an
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were completely destroyed and two hangars were also hit. Out of 20 bombs dropped on the airfield in this raid only 4 went off, causing injuries to four people.
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On 20 June 1943, in the Bay of Biscay, one of a pair of Whitleys operated by 10 OTU from St. Eval was shot down while attacking a submarine believed to be the
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surfacing during daylight and adopted a policy of evasion, but the group continued its patrols, often engaging Luftwaffe fighter interceptor aircraft.
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dropped eight bombs causing minor damage before it was chased off by two Spitfires. Another source gives the count as 3 bombs plus strafing.
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was completely demolished in order to build the airfield. Levelling of the site by G Wallace Ltd involved the removal by bulldozers of many
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At about 2300 hours, five high explosive bombs were dropped, two landing on the aerodrome and three outside. No damage was reported.
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Dave O'Malley, "The Memory that Would Not Die: the Story of Olive Bingham's Memorial Cross," Vintage Wings of Canada, 17 April 2020.
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To boost the anti-submarine forces and to gain experience in the role, the Americans began to use the airfield (as station 129) with
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RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912
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to St Eval and on the very first occasion that it operated from there – on 17 July 1942 – a crew became the first in
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It was home to three RAF Liberator squadrons (53, 224, 547). Many of these were equipped with the highly successful
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at sea – a photograph showing the U-boat crew in the water swimming away from their sinking vessel.
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in March 1943 to shore up scanty Allied anti-submarine defences in the Atlantic approaches to the
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This was once again a short-lived arrangement and the group took its Liberators to
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5 HE and some incendiary bombs were dropped on St Eval, but no damage was caused.
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Several bombs were dropped on St Eval with some damage but no casualties.
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Anti-submarine patrols over the Bay of Biscay and the Western approaches
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was twice loaned to Coastal Command for anti-submarine operations in the
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St Eval was attacked between 0655 and 0710 hours two Spitfires, one
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fighters. The station's aircraft took an active part in the conflict.
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with a secondary role of defending the airfield and surrounding area
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Anti-shipping and mine laying along the coasts of northern Europe
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Anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols off the coast of France
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A direct hit on a pyrotechnics store caused a large explosion.
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Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
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Reconnaissance and rescue patrols over the western approaches
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Recces of targets in Western France, particularly naval bases
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to bring back irrefutable evidence that they had destroyed a
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The Military airfields of Britain, South-Western England
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The importance of St Eval was such that it was given a
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on 6 August, ending the American use of the station.
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Convoy patrols in the South West approaches and the
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Bombardment 3647: 3641: 3639: 3635: 3634: 3632: 3631: 3626: 3620: 3618: 3614: 3613: 3611: 3610: 3601: 3599: 3595: 3594: 3575: 3574: 3567: 3560: 3552: 3543: 3542: 3540: 3539: 3529: 3524: 3519: 3513: 3510: 3509: 3507: 3506: 3501: 3496: 3491: 3486: 3481: 3476: 3470: 3468: 3462: 3461: 3459: 3458: 3453: 3448: 3443: 3438: 3432: 3430: 3426: 3425: 3423: 3422: 3417: 3412: 3407: 3402: 3397: 3392: 3386: 3384: 3380: 3379: 3377: 3376: 3371: 3366: 3361: 3356: 3350: 3348: 3344: 3343: 3341: 3340: 3335: 3330: 3329: 3328: 3323: 3312: 3310: 3306: 3305: 3303: 3302: 3297: 3291: 3289: 3288:reserve forces 3285: 3284: 3282: 3281: 3276: 3274:RAF Air Cadets 3271: 3266: 3261: 3256: 3251: 3246: 3241: 3236: 3231: 3226: 3221: 3216: 3211: 3205: 3203: 3197: 3196: 3193: 3192: 3190: 3189: 3184: 3179: 3173: 3171: 3167: 3166: 3164: 3163: 3158: 3153: 3147: 3145: 3141: 3140: 3138: 3137: 3132: 3127: 3122: 3117: 3112: 3107: 3102: 3097: 3092: 3087: 3081: 3079: 3072: 3066: 3065: 3060: 3057: 3056: 3049: 3048: 3041: 3034: 3026: 3020: 3019: 3014: 3007: 3006:External links 3004: 3003: 3002: 2996: 2979: 2973: 2960: 2954: 2940: 2924: 2921: 2918: 2917: 2885: 2873: 2858: 2846: 2834: 2822: 2810: 2798: 2786: 2757: 2728: 2726:, p. 170. 2716: 2709: 2691: 2689:, p. 168. 2676: 2664: 2662:, p. 167. 2652: 2630: 2608: 2596: 2559: 2527: 2520: 2502: 2500:, p. 163. 2486: 2485: 2483: 2480: 2478: 2475: 2474: 2473: 2468: 2462: 2461: 2445: 2442: 2441: 2440: 2435: 2430: 2425: 2420: 2409: 2408: 2406: 2403: 2400: 2397: 2396:Slingsby Cadet 2394: 2388: 2387: 2385: 2382: 2381:September 1955 2379: 2378:September 1953 2376: 2371: 2367: 2366: 2364: 2361: 2360:27 August 1951 2358: 2355: 2352: 2346: 2345: 2343: 2340: 2337: 2334: 2332:Slingsby Cadet 2329: 2323: 2322: 2319: 2318:RAF Ballykelly 2316: 2313: 2310: 2307: 2301: 2300: 2297: 2292: 2287: 2282: 2279: 2275: 2274: 2255: 2252: 2249: 2246: 2243: 2237: 2236: 2234: 2231: 2228: 2225: 2222: 2216: 2215: 2212: 2210:RAF Ballykelly 2207: 2204: 2201: 2198: 2192: 2191: 2188: 2185: 2182: 2179: 2176: 2170: 2169: 2167: 2162: 2161:15 August 1952 2159: 2156: 2153: 2147: 2146: 2144: 2141: 2138: 2135: 2132:Avro Lancaster 2119: 2113: 2112: 2109: 2104: 2103:8 October 1958 2101: 2098: 2092: 2086: 2085: 2082: 2079: 2076: 2073: 2070: 2063: 2060: 2057: 2056: 2054: 2051: 2048: 2041: 2040: 2038: 2035: 2032: 2026: 2025: 2022:Meteorological 2019: 2008: 2005: 1993: 1992: 1989: 1986: 1983: 1976: 1975: 1973: 1968: 1965: 1959: 1958: 1956: 1953: 1952:? - April 1940 1950: 1944: 1943: 1941: 1938: 1935: 1929: 1928: 1926: 1923: 1920: 1914: 1913: 1911: 1908: 1905: 1899: 1898: 1896: 1891: 1888: 1882: 1881: 1879: 1874: 1871: 1865: 1864: 1862: 1859: 1856: 1849: 1848: 1846: 1841: 1838: 1831: 1830: 1828: 1823: 1820: 1814: 1813: 1811: 1809:Blackburn Skua 1806: 1803: 1797: 1796: 1794: 1792: 1789: 1782: 1781: 1778: 1775: 1772: 1766: 1765: 1762: 1759: 1756: 1750: 1749: 1746: 1743: 1742:late 1942–1943 1740: 1733: 1732: 1729: 1726: 1723: 1716: 1715: 1712: 1707: 1704: 1698: 1697: 1694: 1689: 1686: 1680: 1679: 1677: 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3355: 3354:Officer ranks 3352: 3351: 3349: 3345: 3339: 3336: 3334: 3331: 3327: 3324: 3322: 3319: 3318: 3317: 3314: 3313: 3311: 3307: 3301: 3298: 3296: 3293: 3292: 3290: 3286: 3280: 3277: 3275: 3272: 3270: 3267: 3265: 3262: 3260: 3257: 3255: 3252: 3250: 3247: 3245: 3242: 3240: 3237: 3235: 3232: 3230: 3227: 3225: 3222: 3220: 3217: 3215: 3212: 3210: 3207: 3206: 3204: 3198: 3188: 3185: 3183: 3180: 3178: 3175: 3174: 3172: 3168: 3162: 3159: 3157: 3154: 3152: 3149: 3148: 3146: 3142: 3136: 3133: 3131: 3128: 3126: 3123: 3121: 3118: 3116: 3113: 3111: 3108: 3106: 3103: 3101: 3098: 3096: 3093: 3091: 3088: 3086: 3083: 3082: 3080: 3076: 3073: 3067: 3063: 3058: 3054: 3047: 3042: 3040: 3035: 3033: 3028: 3027: 3024: 3018: 3015: 3013: 3010: 3009: 2999: 2997:1-85310-053-6 2993: 2989: 2985: 2980: 2976: 2974:0-85059-510-X 2970: 2966: 2961: 2958: 2955: 2952: 2951:1-86126-810-6 2948: 2944: 2941: 2938: 2937:1-870384-19-9 2934: 2930: 2927: 2926: 2906: 2902: 2896: 2894: 2892: 2890: 2883:, p. 84. 2882: 2877: 2871:, p. 74. 2870: 2865: 2863: 2856:, p. 72. 2855: 2850: 2844:, p. 70. 2843: 2838: 2832:, p. 69. 2831: 2826: 2820:, p. 68. 2819: 2814: 2808:, p. 65. 2807: 2802: 2796:, p. 39. 2795: 2790: 2774: 2767: 2761: 2745: 2738: 2732: 2725: 2724:Ashworth 1982 2720: 2712: 2710:0 7091 6607 9 2706: 2702: 2695: 2688: 2687:Ashworth 1982 2683: 2681: 2674: 2668: 2661: 2660:Ashworth 1982 2656: 2648: 2641: 2634: 2618: 2612: 2605: 2604:Ashworth 1982 2600: 2584: 2580: 2574: 2572: 2570: 2568: 2566: 2564: 2548: 2544: 2540: 2534: 2532: 2523: 2517: 2513: 2506: 2499: 2498:Ashworth 1982 2494: 2492: 2487: 2472: 2469: 2467: 2464: 2463: 2459: 2448: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2415: 2414: 2407: 2404: 2402:16 March 1963 2401: 2398: 2395: 2393: 2390: 2389: 2386: 2383: 2380: 2377: 2375: 2372: 2369: 2368: 2365: 2362: 2359: 2356: 2353: 2351: 2348: 2347: 2344: 2341: 2338: 2335: 2333: 2330: 2328: 2325: 2324: 2320: 2317: 2314: 2311: 2308: 2306: 2303: 2302: 2298: 2294:RAF St Mawgan 2293: 2288: 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IATA
ICAO
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
St Eval
Cornwall
AMSL
Coordinates
50°28′41″N 004°59′58″W / 50.47806°N 4.99944°W / 50.47806; -4.99944
RAF St Eval is located in Cornwall
Runways
Direction
Royal Air Force
RAF Coastal Command
Padstow
Cornwall

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