RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture) explained

RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture)
Ensign:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:St Merryn, Cornwall
Country:England
Pushpin Map:Cornwall
Pushpin Label:RNAS St Merryn
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Cornwall
Type:Royal Naval Air Station
Ownership:Air Ministry
Operator:Royal Navy
Controlledby:Fleet Air Arm
Used:1937-
Elevation:84m (276feet)
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length:830m (2,720feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Number:09/27
R2-Length:860m (2,820feet)
R2-Surface:Concrete
R3-Number:13/31
R3-Length:1100m (3,600feet)
R3-Surface:Concrete
R4-Number:18/36
R4-Length:845m (2,772feet)
R4-Surface:Concrete

RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture) is a former Royal Naval Air Station of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. The site is located northeast of Newquay, Cornwall and northwest of Bodmin, Cornwall, England.

History

RNAS St Merryn was constructed during World War 2 with the stone for the runway being quarried from nearby Stepper Point and brought by sea.Book: Duxbury . Brenda . Williams. Michael . The River Camel . Bossiney Books . 1987 . St Teath . 101 . 0-948158-26-3.

There were air raids on St Merryn Airfield and the nearby RAF St Eval on 9 October 1940 resulting in some damage at both locations. Two days later on 11 October there was another air raid on St Merryn. There were no casualties but some damage was caused on the airfield and to nearby houses.[1]

Units

The following units were here at some point:[2]

Current use

The site is now used for farming and a small amount of aircraft flying.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "When Bombs Fell" - The air-raids on Cornwall during WW2 : Part 2 - 1940 . WW2 People's war . BBC . 3 May 2021.
  2. Web site: St. Merryn . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 15 April 2015.