RAF Harrowbeer

RAF Harrowbeer
Yelverton, Devon in England
Aircraft and personnel required for a WWII Air/Sea rescue operation
RAF Harrowbeer is located in Devon
RAF Harrowbeer
RAF Harrowbeer
Shown within Devon
RAF Harrowbeer is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Harrowbeer
RAF Harrowbeer
RAF Harrowbeer (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates50°29′27″N 004°05′36″W / 50.49083°N 4.09333°W / 50.49083; -4.09333
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeQB[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
* No. 10 Group RAF
1941-44 & 1945-50
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In useAugust 1941 - 1950 (1950)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation198 metres (650 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 834 metres (2,736 ft) Asphalt
11/29 1,171 metres (3,842 ft) Asphalt
17/35 1,020 metres (3,346 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force Harrowbeer or more simply RAF Harrowbeer is a former Royal Air Force station situated next to Yelverton in the parish of Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

  1. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 104.