Polzeath's close historical association with aviation can be attributed to being so close to a remarkable number of mostly big airfields (and a small ROC post).
Here are the distances and operational dates for our six local airfields and our one, very local, Royal Observer Corps post.
1918: RAF Crugmeer (Padstow airfield) operational until 1919 (3 miles SW)
1937: RNAS St Merryn HMS Vulture l (closed 1956) (6 miles SSW)
1939: HMS Vulture ll at Treligga airfield (until 1955) (8 miles ENE)
1939 RAF / USAAF St Eval airfield (until 1960’s) (7 miles SSW)
1940: RAF St Mawgan airfield (until 2013 RAF) (10 miles SSW)
1942: Davidstow Airfield (RAF until 1945) (14 miles ENE)
1942: Trebetherick Royal Observer Corps post Pentireglaze (until 1968) (0.8 mile NNE)