GROUND or admin staff or aircrew who flew from Harrowbeer Airfield are asked to contact a new group wishing to collate the history of the airfield.

A group of people, all with a common interest in the history of the former RAF Harrowbeer Airfield at Yelverton, has come together to form the RAF Harrowbeer Interest Group.

Group secretary Bernie Steed said their aim was to collate and preserve the history of this world war two fighter station.

He said: ?The whole thing started with just a couple of people exchanging information and from there it snowballed.

?There are now about 20 of us, from all walks of life, actively searching out photographs, stories, news items, maps, etc, and we are really keen to hear from anyone who has anything at all on the airfield.?

As well as airfield ground or admin staff and aircrew, the group would like to hear from local people who played on the airfield as youngsters and may have snippets of information about the buildings that once stood there. They are also looking for photographs from which they could take copies.

The group meets every couple of months on an informal basis, keeping in touch by e-mail and phone in between. A dedicated website is planned in the near future at http://www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk">www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk and the group hopes to produce a detailed history book on the airfield in due course.

Anyone with any information on the airfield can contact Bernie on 01822 852297 or email: [email protected]">[email protected]