Royal Navy forced to cancel Cornwall air show due to lack of personnel

‘Around 80 per cent of the aircraft and personnel at the Culdrose base in Cornwall are already taking part in operations or at a high level of readiness to deploy around the world.
The Royal Naval Air Station’s annual Air Day is one of the biggest of its kind in the UK and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to see what goes on behind the scenes at the base near Helston. However, commanding officer Captain Dan Stembridge said it simply wasn’t possible this year.
“We have had to make the regrettable decision to not hold an Air Day this year in order to focus our resources on delivering our primary roles – to protect the strategic nuclear deterrent, support counter terrorism and be ready to defend the Royal Navy’s carrier task groups,” he said.’
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