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| HER Number: | 70538.70 |
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| Name: | MORWENSTOW - Modern airfield |
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Summary
A grass airfield was in use at RAF Cleave.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): 1999032
- National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 2017.9.8
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 70538.70
Monument Type(s):
- AIRFIELD (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
A grass airfield was in use at RAF Cleave. It ran from east to west, with a later, shorter strip running north-south (b1). Visible on 1942 RAF air photos (p1) are what appear to be large fenced structures; long narrow strips, some with chevrons; set out along the site of some of the original field boundaries. These are not visible in 1941 or 1946 photos. It is possible that they were not three-dimensional, but painted onto the strip to serve as landing guides.
RAF, 1942, RAF/HLA/598/1PRU/1/33-4 (Photographic Record). SCO9457.
<1> BILL YOUNG, 1995, DEFENCE OF BRITAIN NOTES: BUDE (Unedited Source). SCO9002.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO9002 - Unedited Source: BILL YOUNG. 1995. DEFENCE OF BRITAIN NOTES: BUDE. DEFENCE OF BRITAIN FILE 'MILITARY 1'. CAU COPY.. |
| [p1] | SCO9457 - Photographic Record: RAF. 1942. RAF/HLA/598/1PRU/1/33-4. ABP. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 70538 | Part of: MORWENSTOW - Modern airfield, Modern military camp (Maritime) |
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