Cornwood Patrol

The Operational Base was built by the Patrol in an old sand or gravel quarry. Made from timber it quickly became unsuitable and was rarely used by the Patrol. It had decayed and become unusable long before stand down. Another reason why the OB could have been inadequate is due to the lack of entrance or escape routes to and from the site. Other than the main lane leading up to and along side the quarry the only other route of entry or exit is across open moorland allowing no cover for escape. It was blown up after the war.

As the Patrol seemed to make little use of their Operational Base and placed little importance on it they would have used Captain Falcon's house and outhouses for storage or stored their weapons at home.

The Observation Post was reported to be at Hanger Down Clump, an almost circular clump of trees on the most southerly area of open moorland where the Observation Post of Harford Patrol at Western Beacon would have been clearly visible. Though it is a very fine vantage point with 360 degree views it would have been a well known prominent landmark and maybe too public for an actual structure. It is known that many locals made use of this area as it would have given a safe vantage point to view the destruction of Plymouth in the Blitz of 1941. Ash poles had been embedded in the ground over Hanger Down to deter the landing of gliders.