RAF Banff
RAF Banff | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boyndie, Aberdeenshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 279 ft / 85 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°40′00″N 002°38′24″W / 57.66667°N 2.64000°WCoordinates: 57°40′00″N 002°38′24″W / 57.66667°N 2.64000°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Banff Location in Aberdeenshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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RAF Banff is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) west of Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and 14.28 miles (22.98 km) northeast of Keith, Moray .
History
The following units were posted here at some point:
- No. 14 Squadron RAF.[1]
- No. 65 Squadron RAF.[2]
- No. 143 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 144 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 235 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 248 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 279 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 281 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 333 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 334 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 404 Squadron RAF.[8]
- No. 489 Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF.[10]
- No. 1512 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF.[10]
- Aberdeen UAS.[10]
Current use
The site is now Boyndie Wind Farm.[10]
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 28.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 61.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 89.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
- 1 2 3 4 "Banff (Boyndie)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
Bibliography
- Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
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