Then and now: the amazing story of how a windswept airfield on the Lizard was used by legendary inventor Sir Barnes Wallis (he of bouncing bomb Dambusters fame).Wallis was researching designs to acheive supersonic flight in the 1950s – he imagined flying direct to Australia in just five hours.At Predannack Airfield, the remains of his test site remain to this day, overgrown and now a nature reserve - and the Royal Navy airfield is still used for the latest technological research by our own 700X Naval Air Squadron.Predannack itself has a fascinating history as a Second World War fighter and bomber base – the size of the runways is staggering.There is no public access to Predannack as the airfield is used daily, including firefighting training and Merlin helicopter training.

Barnes Wallis supersonic test site at Predannack Airfield

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