Decoy Sites for RAF St Eval, RNAS St Merryn & RAF Trebelzue

1940 saw heavy raids on the airfields of north Cornwall, particularly the RAF Fighter Command Sector Headquarters at St Eval. St Eval was also a Coastal Command airfield protecting the south west approaches. Nearby RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture) was also bombed. So ingeniuous solutions were found to draw the enemy's bombs away from the real targets by creating several decoy sites on the downs above the airfields. This video looks at two of them at Denzell Downs and Winnards Perch and sees what remains there today. The music is "There'll always be an England" by Alfred Piccaver.

Can you add any more details about the decoy sites? Do you have any wartime photographs of them? Did any of your relatives serve on them? If so, please leave a comment.

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