RAF St Mawgan

RAF St Mawgan
Near St Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Shackleton Aircraft as gate guardian
Vigila
(Latin for 'Be watchful')[1]
RAF St Mawgan is located in Cornwall
RAF St Mawgan
RAF St Mawgan
Shown within Cornwall
Coordinates50°26′05″N 005°00′47″W / 50.43472°N 5.01306°W / 50.43472; -5.01306
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeEGDG
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byNo. 2 Group
Websitewww.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-st-mawgan/ Edit this at Wikidata
Site history
Built1939 (1939)/40
In use1940-Present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Wing Commander H. R. Simpson
Occupants
  • Defence Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Extraction Training Organisation
  • Defence Infrastructure Organisation SD Training
  • No. 505 Squadron (RAuxAF)

Royal Air Force St Mawgan or more simply RAF St Mawgan is a Royal Air Force station near St Mawgan and Newquay in Cornwall, England.[2] In 2008 the runway part of the site was handed over to Newquay Airport.[3] The remainder of the station continues to operate under the command of the RAF. RAF St Mawgan used to have the widest military runway in the UK (300 ft)[4] and was the home of the Cornwall Air Ambulance[5] service and more recently 505 (Wessex) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF).[6]

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 251. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ^ "RAF - Home Page". raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "History | Newquay Cornwall Airport". newquaycornwallairport.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ^ "RAF St Mawgan airfield". controltowers.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Contact Us | Cornwall Air Ambulance". cornwallairambulancetrust.org. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ "RAF - 505 (Wessex) Squadron". raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.