http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z2Jtwzdn2M
Spitfire base home to 24 RAF squadrons during WWII goes on the market for £1.5million after phone magnate decides to sell up
Perranporth is thought to be one of the best preserved wartime airfields
Site features control tower, underground bunker, fighter shelters and depot
It was put on the market by John George, who owned Jag Communications - once Britain's third largest independent mobile phones retailer
He bought the airfield to ease the commute from tax haven Guernsey
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I wish I had the Money!
Spitfire Base For Sale! Very reasonable price too!
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It's got an underground bunker, say no more....
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G'day
I have put together a list of all the squadrons that used Royal Air Force Station Perranporth during the Second World War.
No. 19 (F) Squadron
No. 65 East India (F) Squadron
No. 66 (F) Squadron
No. 68 (F) Squadron
No. 118 (B) Squadron
No. 130 Punjab (F) Squadron
No. 132 City of Bombay (F) Squadron
No. 183 Gold Coast (F) Squadron
No. 234 Madras Presidency (F) Squadron
No. 276 (A.S.R.) Squadron
No. 286 (A.C.C.) Squadron
No. 302 Poznan (F) Squadron - Polish
No. 310 Czechoslovak (F) Squadron - Czech
No. 317 Wilno (F) Squadron - Polish
No. 329 G.C. 1/2 'Cicognes' Squadron – Free French
No. 340 G.C. IV/2 Ile de France (F) Squadron Squadron – Free French
No. 341 GC III/2 'Alsace' (F) Squadron
No. 412 Falcon Fighter Squadron - R.C.A.F.
No. 453 (F) Squadron – R.A.A.F.
No. 602 City of Glasgow (F) Squadron
No. 610 County of Chester (F) Squadron
No. 639 (A.C.C.) Squadron
No. 660 (A.O.P.) Squadron
*A.S.R. - Air-Sea-Rescue
*A.C.C. - Army Co-operation Command
*A.O.P. - Air Observation Post
Cheers...Chris
I have put together a list of all the squadrons that used Royal Air Force Station Perranporth during the Second World War.
No. 19 (F) Squadron
No. 65 East India (F) Squadron
No. 66 (F) Squadron
No. 68 (F) Squadron
No. 118 (B) Squadron
No. 130 Punjab (F) Squadron
No. 132 City of Bombay (F) Squadron
No. 183 Gold Coast (F) Squadron
No. 234 Madras Presidency (F) Squadron
No. 276 (A.S.R.) Squadron
No. 286 (A.C.C.) Squadron
No. 302 Poznan (F) Squadron - Polish
No. 310 Czechoslovak (F) Squadron - Czech
No. 317 Wilno (F) Squadron - Polish
No. 329 G.C. 1/2 'Cicognes' Squadron – Free French
No. 340 G.C. IV/2 Ile de France (F) Squadron Squadron – Free French
No. 341 GC III/2 'Alsace' (F) Squadron
No. 412 Falcon Fighter Squadron - R.C.A.F.
No. 453 (F) Squadron – R.A.A.F.
No. 602 City of Glasgow (F) Squadron
No. 610 County of Chester (F) Squadron
No. 639 (A.C.C.) Squadron
No. 660 (A.O.P.) Squadron
*A.S.R. - Air-Sea-Rescue
*A.C.C. - Army Co-operation Command
*A.O.P. - Air Observation Post
Cheers...Chris
Re: Spitfire Base For Sale! Very reasonable price too!
Thanks Chris!
What an awesome place for a flying club!
Wonder how many VFR training days a year you could count on?
Jim
What an awesome place for a flying club!
Wonder how many VFR training days a year you could count on?
Jim
