RAF St Eval
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RAF St Eval was a Royal Air Force station in Cornwall, England, that served as a key Coastal Command base for maritime patrol and anti-submarine operations, particularly during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF St Eval canonical | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Avro Lancaster (detachments)
NERFINISHED
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Bristol Beaufighter NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ Consolidated Liberator NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Hampden NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
partly agricultural land
ⓘ
residential and community use around St Eval village ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Bomber Command units
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RAF Coastal Command units ⓘ RAF Fighter Command units NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bomb stores
ⓘ
concrete runways ⓘ dispersal areas ⓘ domestic site ⓘ technical site ⓘ |
| hasRole |
anti-submarine warfare base
ⓘ
maritime patrol base ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLayout | triangular ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface |
concrete
ⓘ
tarmac ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Battle of the Atlantic
NERFINISHED
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Bay of Biscay anti-submarine operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Celtic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ St Eval, Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
No. 172 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
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No. 206 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 217 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 220 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 224 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 53 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 58 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 612 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 810 Naval Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarUse |
RAF signals and communications station
ⓘ
air defence radar site ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ maritime reconnaissance ⓘ |
| status | closed as a flying station ⓘ |
| targetOf | Luftwaffe air raids ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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