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attacked
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on 15 December 1958. The airfield now operates as a satellite airfield for nearby RNAS Culdrose, to handle intensive helicopter operations and as a relief landing ground. There is also a small arms range on the site and the RN Fire
Fighting School moved here in 1971.
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A plaque at the entrance, commemorating those who served at RAF Predannack during the Second World War was unveiled on 11 June 2002. It reads: "Like a breath of wind gone in a fleeting second only the memories now remain".
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equipped with
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1348:List of RAF aircraft
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1251:RAF Chaplains Branch
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233:49.99917Β°N 5.23056Β°W
203:Location in Cornwall
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2378:HM Dockyard Jamaica
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562:RAF Bomber Command
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358:Length and surface
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