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This story has been added by CSV volunteer Linda Clark on behalf of the author Kenneth H. Rickard. It is an extract from a book he wrote in 2004 called 'St Dennis and Goss Moor', published by Halsgrove of Tiverton, Devon. They fully understand the site's terms and conditions.

At the outbreak of the war it became obvious that Britain had to be more self sufficient; the country could not afford to rely on imports to feed the population. The Ministry of Agriculture or as it was known in Cornwall, the 'War Ag', was given more powers and responsibilities with the aim of encouraging and assisting farmers to achieve maximum productivity from their land. Advice, machinery and manpower were made available to all farmers who needed them. Land which had never been cultivated before, such as downs and heathland, was broken in and tilled with the cost being met by government subsidies.
The Ministry's machinery was 'pooled'and held in depots around the county. One of the depots was situated on the airfield at Trebelzue, where tractors, ploughs, seed drills, cornbinders, trailers and threshers were based. Moving the machinery in or out involved crossing the main runway, which was controlled by traffic lights that had the reputation of changing very quickly. This resulted in frequent confrontatiuon between the airfield controllers and the drivers, although no accidents were recorded.

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