Control Tower At RNAS St Merryn,Cornwall

I stumbled upon this airfield in the fading light of an October afternoon.
During WW2 this airfield was operated by the Royal Navy & in typical Navy tradition was named HMS Vulture. Unlike RAF stations this airfield had four interlinking runways to simulate carrier take-off & landing (on-board carriers, aircraft take-off & land into the wind).
Post WW2, this airfield was named HMS Curlew & finally closed in 1956.
This Watch office is pre-war & is in a very poor condition owing to water ingression, the staircase has completely rotted away.
As a footnote, I asked permission to view this airfield as it is on private property & used for agricultural purposes. If you intend to visit please seek permission first.

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[sgtgrech]

Definately worth a visit matey. There is lots more to see but I ran out of time : )

[puglet7]

Interesting !! That's going to have to get a visit from me sometime!

[sgtgrech]

Thanks bud, glad you like it. I have more vids on this airfield but haven't had chance to upload them yet : )

[rustinpeace101]

cool vid mate.