RAF Perranporth
These squadrons were stationed at RAF Perranporth during WW 2.
Poplar – code name for reconnaissance and destroy missions.
Rhubarb – pairs of aircraft assigned to hit a designated target.
Ranger – pairs of aircraft assigned to hit targets of opportunity.
| Unit | Sqdn Code | Other Information | Dates stationed | Aircraft Used | Duties |
| 19 | QV | 6 May 1942 to 1 Mar 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Sweeps over Northern France and Bomber escort duties missions | |
| 65 | YT | 29 Mar 1943 to 18 May 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Sweeps over Northern France and Bomber escort duties missions | |
| 66 | LZ | 27 Apr 1941 to 14 Dec 1941 | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
| 66 | LZ | 17 Sep 1943 to 8 Nov 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Sweeps over France Coastal and sector patrols | |
| 118 | NK | 18 Apr 1941 to 23 Feb 1942 | Supermarine Spitfire | Convoy patrols bomber escorts and fighter sweeps over France | |
| 130 | P | 5 Dec 1941 to 16 Aug 1942 | Supermarine Spitfire | Sweeps over North West France Convoy patrols off Cornwall and Devon | |
| 130 | P | 20 Aug 1942 to 30 Mar 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Sweeps over North West France Convoy patrols off Cornwall and Devon | |
| 132 | FF | 18 May 1943 to 20 Jun 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Sweeps over France and Bomber escorts | |
| 183 | HF | 18 Sep 1943 to 14 Oct 1943 | Hawker Typhoon | Attacks on enemy shipping and airfields and Mosquito escort | |
| 234 | AZ | 28 Oct 1942 to 19 Jan 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Convoy patrols bomber escorts and standing coastal patrols | |
| 276 | AQ | 21 Oct 1941 to 5 Nov 1941 | Supermarine Walrus | Air sea rescue over West English and Bristol Channels | |
| 276 | AQ | 21 Oct 1941 to 5 Nov 1941 | Westland Lysander | Air sea rescue over West English and Bristol Channels | |
| 286 | NW | Apr 1942 to Apr 1944 | Hawker Hurricane | Anti – aircraft Cooperation unit concerned with target towing and gun laying for airfield defence | |
| 302 (Polish) | WX | 20 Jun 1943 to 19 Aug 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Sweeps over France and convoy patrols | |
| 310 (Czech) | NN | 24 Dec 1941 to 7 May 1942 | Supermarine Spitfire | Defence coastal and convoy patrols and later sweeps and bomber support missions | |
| 317 (Polish) | JH | 21 Jun 1943 tto 21 Aug 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | Offensive sweeps and bomber escort patrols over France | |
| 329 (Free French) | 5A | 24 Mar to 17 Apr 1944 and 9 Nov 1943 to 14 Apr 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | Convoy patrols and a few defensive scrambles | |
| 340 | GW | 9 Nov 1943 to 17 Apr 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
| 341 | NL | 11 Oct 1943 to 14 Apr 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
| 412 | VZ | 13 Apr 1943 to 21 Jun 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
| 453 | FU | 20 Aug 1943 to 15 Oct 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
| 602 | LO | 20 Jan 1943 to 14 Apr 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
| 610 | DW | 30 Apr 1943 to 26 Jun 1943 | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
| 639 | R9 | Aug 1944 to 30 Apr 1945 | Hawker Hurricane | ||
| 816 | Fleet Air Arm Squadron | 20 Apr 1944 to 1 Aug 1944 | Fairey Swordfish | Day and night patrols | |
| 849 | Fleet Air Arm Squadron | 20 Apr 1944 to 9 Aug 1944 | Gruman Avengers | Anti – shipping attacks on harbours of Channel Isles and Brittany | |
| 850 | Fleet Air Arm Squadron | 23 Apr 1944 to 1 Aug 1944 | Gruman Avengers | Anti – shipping attacks on harbours of Channel Isles and Brittany |
