Latitude 50°37'47"N Longitude 04°45'54"W

   

ACQUISITION

200 acre site purchased by the Admiralty in March 1940.

 

OPENED

March 1940

 

COMMISSIONED

As H.M.S. VULTURE II 10.08.1940

CLOSED

December 1955

PAID OFF

31.12.1953 when VULTURE paid off.

C.O./O.I.C.

 
   

FUNCTION

Emergency landing ground for aircraft using ranges.

Land Range with marking facilities open all year round. R.P., D.B., A.G

Satellite to R.N.A.S. St. Merryn.

 

ADDRESS

R.N. Emergency Landing Ground

Treligga,

Cornwall

 

LOCALITY

The landing ground lies on the coast 2½ miles S. of Tintagel Head, 1½ miles WNW. of the village of Delabole, and adjacent NW. of the village of Treligga.
Launceston lies 15 miles E. and Bodmin 10 miles SSE.
R.N.A.S., St. Merryn, lies 11 miles SW.

 

LANDMARKS

The River Camel flowing into Padstow Bay, 7 miles WSW. Tintagel Head.
A small ravine runs from the N. side of the landing ground to the coast between Start and Dennis points close northward.

 

ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS

A secondary road running SSE. from the landing ground connects with the main Bodmin-Launceston road.
Access to Delabole station, 2¾ miles (R), on the Southern Region to Launceston.

 

   
   

CONTROL

No permanent facilities. There is a control hut on the N. side.

 

ELEVATION

 350' above M.S.L.

 

RUNWAYS

None.

 

LANDING AREA

Grass surfaced with three usable strips.


Q.D.M. 045°-225° . . 700 X 100 yds.
Q.D.M. 105°-285° .. 730 x 100 yds
Q.D.M. 165°-345° .. 800 x 100 yds.

 

TRACKS

None.

 

OBSTRUCTIONS

Navigation

Land rises to 660' above landing ground within 2j miles NE.

Circuit

None.

Approach

The land rises 200' within 500 yds. E.
The approaches from N., S. and seaward are clear.

 

APPROACH

Recommended sector, mean QDM .

 

WIND INDICATOR

Not known.

   
   

HOMING - VISUAL

By day

None.

By night

None.

HOMING--RADIO

D/F

Mome.

Beacons

 

APPROACH - VISUAL

By day

None.

By night

None.

APPROACH - RADIO

 

COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

M/F & H/F

 transmitters,  receivers.

VH/F

  transmitters,   receivers.

   

GROUND RADAR

None.

 

   
   

ACCOMMODATION

A living hut on the E. side of the landing ground; otherwise there are no permanent facilities. Accommodation for 20 W.R.N.S. personnel at Port Isaac.

 

Capacity:

Officers:

Not known.

Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings:

Not known.

W.R.N.S. Officers:

1?

W.R.N.S.  Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings;

20

 

ARMOURIES

None.

 

COMPASS BASE

None.

 

DISPERSAL

None.

 

HANGARS

None.

 

MEDICAL

None.

 

METEOROLOGICAL

Phone R.N.A.S., St. Merryn, for meteorological information.

 

FUEL AND OIL

Aviation -

 

M/T -

 

Oil -

 

TEST BASE

None.

 

TEST BUTT

None.

 

WORKSHOPS

None.

 

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

 

Ground targets are situated near the cliffs on the N. side of the landing area. Range with marking facilities open all year round.

Air to Ground

Yes.

R. p. Firing

Yes.

Dive bombing

Yes.

   
Information taken from B.R. 1807 Admiralty Handbook of Naval Air Stations Dec. 48

 

 

List of first and second line squadrons, station flight and other flying units based at this location

 

 

No squadron s operated from this station, landing area intended for 'Wheels-up' emergency landing use only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Click here for a list of Primary sources


Additional sources:

 

Admiralty Fleet Orders:

 

Confidential Admiralty Fleet Orders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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John Hinchliffe (Padstow, UK) says...

All fascinating information as I live in Padstow and had an elderly friend -since died-who was an Engineer Officer at St.Merryn after University,at the end of WW11 ... the air would have been filled with the sound of Merlins and the rumble of 'round engines'!

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