| RAF Hospital Torquay | |
|---|---|
 Palace Hotel, Torquay; used as an RAF hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon, England |
| Coordinates | 50°28′19″N 3°30′18″W / 50.472°N 3.505°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Military |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Services | |
| Beds | 249 (1939) |
| History | |
| Opened | October 1939 |
| Closed | January 1943 |
| Demolished | 2020 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The RAF Hospital Torquay (also known as the RAF Officer's Convalescent Hospital), was a medical facility run by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Torquay suburb of Babbacombe, Devon, England, during the Second World War. The RAF requisitioned the Palace Hotel, and set about converting it into a hospital, which opened in 1939. The hospital was subjected to at least two bombing raids in October 1942 and January 1943. The first raid resulted in at least 21 deaths, with the function of the hospital ceasing immediately and all work being transferred to other RAF Hospitals. It was never used as a hospital again, and after the war, was returned to civilian use.