RARE RAF WARTIME WEST COUNTRY FOOTAGE RAF PORTREATH

Welcome to my short film about the wartime service of RAF Portreath, I have been able to include some rare footage filmed at RAF Portreath around 1942.
The film opens with footage of 276 squadron Westland Lysander which were flying air sea rescue missions from RAF Portreath.
RAF Portreath was opened as an RAF Fighter Command Sector Station and Overseas Air Dispatch Unit on 7th March 1941 as part of 10 Group whose headquarters was at RAF Box at Corsham. Prior to this, the Sector Station had been at St. Eval. An unusual feature of RAF Portreath was four tarmac runways, although only the main runway was suitable for anything other than a single seat fighter. Twin blast pens and four blister hangars were spread out around the perimeter track and at a later date four T2 hangars were also built on the technical site. 263 Squadron was the first to arrive at Portreath, providing defence for the Western Approaches with the Westland Whirlwind Mk 1 fighter; they were soon replaced by Spitfires as Portreath took an active role as a fighter station.
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