RAF Portreath 1941-1945

When the decision was made to ease the pressure on Group 10 Fighter Command Sector Headquarters station at RAF St Eval in the summer of 1940, land at Nancekuke near Portreath was chosen to be the site of its replacement. This video tells the story of RAF Portreath during World War Two and looks at what remains of the base from that time. The video visits the SAA stores, a domestic site, the WAAF camp and the Sector Operations Room and makes reference to a range of other locations.

Can you add any detail to the interpretation of the sites visited? Do you have any wartime photographs of RAF Portreath or its personnel? Did any of your relatives serve there? If so please leave a comment.

The music featured is "Coming in on a wing and a prayer" by Helen Clare and the Billy Thorburn Orchestra, "The clouds will soon roll by" by Elsie Carlisle with the Ambrose Orchestra, "A pair of silver wings" by Anne Shelton, "Say a prayer for the boys over there" by Deanna Durbin and "Coming home my darling" by Dorothy Squires.

Thanks for looking. Please check out my other videos on World War Two sites in Cornwall, especially the Decoy Site for RAF Portreath and Invasion at Portreath.

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I go to air cadets here now....Good base, its MASSIVE!

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My father Paul (Ron) Lightowler was a leading aircraftman at Portreath 1941-46. i appreciate the chance to see this video.

I have, if still have it, a photo of a WAAF. I think her name was Hughes. It might take me some time to find it as I have just moved.house. She was not associated with my family however.

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