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RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

Trebelzue the original runway with the later 'A' standard airfield behind. Also the original watch office is still in place.

RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

Air photo taken in 1944, the Trebelzue runways showing their early layout when transformed from the 1930's pre war airfield used by Alan Cobham's National Aviation day touring circus. And then used by Western Airways twice daily service from Swansea-Newquay-Penzance (St Just).

US 7th Photo Group 9.03.44.

RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

Norman Edgar formed a new company, Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd at Whitchurch. A De Havilland Dragon was bought. New routes were added, Cardiff and Bournemouth (Christchurch). Then further Dragons were added to the fleet and by 1939 Swansea – Barnstaple – Newquay (Trebelzue) – Penzance route once daily.

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Western Airways. The West Country Airline by Graham M. SIMONS.

RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

Control tower P.B. - 7335/42. For fighter satellite watch office. (Picture Cornwall Live). Trebelzue was taken over by the RAF when war started as a satellite to RAF St Eval. Then transferred to Ferry Command to dispatch aircraft to the Middle East via Gibraltar. By 1942 it was decided to extend the airfield and the only option was to build a brand new station further east of the runway. Thus it was re named RAF St Mawgan.

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Blenheim. All aircraft that would have passed through Trebelzue.

RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

As can be seen from this plan, a completely new airfield was built to the east of Trebelzue to 'A' standard runway layout. 44 Group RAF. 2 x T2 hangars. 1 x B1 hangar. 2500 x RAF personnel. 3 x runways. Main 3400yds x 50yds.

Willis & Hollis

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Main runway.

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Civilian aircraft parking area.

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Hangar, what type I have no idea.

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RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

AVRO SHACKLETON AEW.2 Postwar into the cold war, they were used to search out enemy (Russian) submarines. First they used Lancaster's for this job, until the Shackleton's came on stream. They were a very successful aircraft and lasted here a very long time. So much so, some pilots were younger than their aircraft. REVELL GERMANY 4920 BRITISH AVRO SHACKLETON AEW.2 BOMBER MODEL KIT 1/72 Four 2,450 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon 57A engines (augmented in MR3 - Phase 3 by two 2,500 lbs. Viper turbojets, one in the rear of each outboard nacelle). Up to ten crew typically. Retractable radar in lower fuselage behind bomb bay. Typical load (MR.3) of 14,000 lbs. of bombs, depth charges and sonar buoys. Range - 4,215 miles at 200 mph, endurance up to 24 hours.

REVELL

WE.177 could be used as an atomic bomb or an atomic depth charge.

RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

HS Nimrod MR2P XV254 photographed in January 1983 with under wing Sidewinder fit. Up to 13 crew. Armament varies with role: weapons bay capacity 20,000 lb. plus two under wing stations; mix of sonobuoys, torpedoes, depth charges, anti-ship missiles and naval mines. (BAE Systems). Range - 5,200 - 5,750 miles at 490MPH.

BAE Systems

The hangar was built to house three Nimrod aircraft when this was RAF St Mawgan.

RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

A T2 and the Nimrod hangar, high level Braithwaite water tower and some odd cold war hangars.

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High level Braithwaite. water tower.

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Control tower, T2 hangar & a cold war odd building.

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HAS (Hardened Aircraft Shelter).

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Nuclear depth charge storage and weapons area on the site of Trebelzue 1940's runway which was also used as an aircraft dispersal later on. Note the spectacle dispersals added to its length. Google

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RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

HAS (Hardened Aircraft Shelters) built in the Cold War for US (F111's) to fly into Britain in the event of a European conflict. The hangars can hold one plane where they can be loaded and re fueled inside the hangar. Start up their engines and trundle out to the runway. Google

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HAS with doors open and aircraft inside.

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HAS Hangar at RAF Upper Heyford.

09 October 2020 RAF Upper Hayford

RAF St Mawgan (Trebelzue)

HAS Hangar at RAF Upper Heyford.

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Weapons store at RAF Upper Heyford.

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