RAF Exeter

The current Exeter airport began life in 1937 and was in use by Jersey Airlines flying regular trips to Jersey. However, no sooner had the venture started to get going than WWII broke out and the airfield was taken over becoming RAF Exeter and serving an important role with Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. It went on to see USAAF service and had a role with C47s dropping parachutists in support of the Normandy landings. However, a memorial to the airfields wartime use reflects the importance of the Battle of Britain period.