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- multiple photos of aircraft that flew from St Mawgant
- diorama of the Joint Maritime Facility (including a
soundtrack)
- model aircraft
- Station crests and badges
- various artefacts associated with RAF St Mawgan |
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The history of RAF St Mawgan from its beginning as RAF
Trebelzue in 1939 up until the present day is covered in this
building.
During WW2 one of the main roles was to receive
aircraft from the USA before they moved on to other RAF stations
elsewhere in the UK. During the years of the Cold War the station
was very active with Lancasters, Shackletons & Nimrods and
there is an abundance of photographs and information on display
covering both of these functions.
In later years RAF St Mawgan became home to the
Joint Maritime Facility. The JMF was a joint Anglo/American
facility whose function was to monitor listening devices placed
under the sea in order to detect submarines or surface vessels of
foreign powers. A diorama, complete with commentary, provides an
informative insight into this little-known facility.
However the JMF, important as it was, only
represented a small part of the activities at St Mawgan as can be
seen by the information displayed on the walls. Photographs of a
very large number of different aircraft, that either visited the
station or were based there, are inter-mixed with photos of
members of the Royal Family, other dignitaries and a panoramic
view of one of the International Air Days that used to be held
there until 1998.
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