Skewjack became well known in the Second World War when a Royal Air Force station known as RAF Sennen was set up in 1942 between Skewjack Farm and nearby Trebehor Farm, about half-a-mile (1 km) to the south east.
skjˈuːdʒæk bɪkˌeɪm wˈɛl nˈoʊn ɪnðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ wɛn ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs stˈeɪʃən nˈoʊn æz ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛf sˈɛnən wʌz sˈɛt ˌʌp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː bᵻtwˌiːn skjˈuːdʒæk fˈɑːɹm ænd nˈɪɹbaɪ tɹˈɛbɛhɚ fˈɑːɹm, ɐbˌaʊt hˈæfɐmˈaɪl wˈʌn kˌeɪˈɛm tə ðə sˈaʊθ ˈiːst.