RAF Harrowbeer

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RAF Harrowbeer
Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
File:Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. CH9017.jpg
Aircraft and personnel required for a WWII Air/Sea rescue operation
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Location Yelverton, Devon
Built 1940
In use 1941-1950
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Map
RAF Harrowbeer is located in Devon
RAF Harrowbeer
RAF Harrowbeer
Location in Devon
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 3,840 1,171 Asphalt
17/35 3,345 1,020 Asphalt
05/23 2,736 834 Asphalt
Operating dates.[1]

RAF Harrowbeer is former Royal Air Force airfield situated next to Yelverton in the parish of Buckland Monachorum, Devon England

Location

RAF Harrowbeer was located approximately 9 miles (14 km) NNE of the city of Plymouth and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Tavistock, and also sits within the boundary of Dartmoor National Park. Although sited near the village of Yelverton, it was called 'Harrowbeer' in order to distinguish it from the similar-sounding RNAS Yeovilton. The airfield was under the control of No. 10 Group RAF and was never assigned a station badge.

The former Ravenscroft School became the officers' mess.[2]

Based units

The airfield opened in May 1941. It closed following the end of World War II.[3][4]

A large number of units used the airfield at some point, such as:

Other units

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. RAF HARROWBEER YELVERTON Miscellaneous Information
  3. "The History of RAF Harrowbeer" Retrieved on 7 November 2008
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. Jefford 1988, p. 23.
  6. Jefford 1988, p. 33.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  8. Jefford 1988, p. 58.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  10. Jefford 1988, p. 65.
  11. Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  12. Jefford 1988, p. 67.
  13. Jefford 1988, p. 80.
  14. Jefford 1988, p. 81.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Jefford 1988, p. 82.
  16. Jefford 1988, p. 84.
  17. Jefford 1988, p. 86.
  18. Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  19. Jefford 1988, p. 90.
  20. Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  21. Jefford 1988, p. 99.
  22. 22.0 22.1 Jefford 1988, p. 100.

Bibliography

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