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Report - RAF Davidstow Moor, Cornwall, January 2017

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IronRaven44

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
This was my first explore, my friend suggested I come along so I did and have been out every free weekend since.
Anyway here's a little history of the place:

The land was acquired in 1941 and a three-runway airfield with extensive dispersal area was constructed in the first half of 1942. Despite the moorland conditions construction was reasonably straightforward, although it did involve the removal of various field boundaries, the closure of minor roads and some drainage work.

RAF Station Davidstow Moor was closed in December 1945 due to the end of World War II. It became a motor racing circuit, known as Davidstow Circuit and in the early 1950s three Formula One races were held there (the Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Races) including the first success for the Lotus marque.

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