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
Coordinates50°29′27″N 004°05′36″W / 50.49083°N 4.09333°W / 50.49083; -4.09333
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeQB
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
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. ^ Falconer 1998, p. 41.