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RAF St Mawgan
RAF St Mawgan | |
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| Near St Mawgan, Cornwall, England | |
 Shackleton Aircraft as gate guardian | |
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  RAF St Mawgan Shown within Cornwall | |
| Coordinates | 50°26′05″N 005°00′47″W / 50.43472°N 5.01306°W |
| Type | Royal Air Force station |
| Code | EGDG |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | No. 2 Group |
| Website | www |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1939/40 |
| In use | 1940-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Wing Commander H. R. Simpson |
| Occupants |
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Royal Air Force St Mawgan or more simply RAF St Mawgan is a Royal Air Force station near St Mawgan and Newquay in Cornwall, England.[2] In 2008 the runway part of the site was handed over to Newquay Airport.[3] The remainder of the station continues to operate under the command of the RAF. RAF St Mawgan used to have the widest military runway in the UK (300 ft)[4] and was the home of the Cornwall Air Ambulance[5] service and more recently 505 (Wessex) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF).[6]
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 251. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ "RAF - Home Page". raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "History | Newquay Cornwall Airport". newquaycornwallairport.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "RAF St Mawgan airfield". controltowers.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Contact Us | Cornwall Air Ambulance". cornwallairambulancetrust.org. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "RAF - 505 (Wessex) Squadron". raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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