RNAS Donibristle

RNAS Donibristle (HMS Merlin)
RAF Donibristle

IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Location Donibristle, Fife
Built 1916 (1916)
In use 1917-1959 (1959)
Elevation AMSL 128 ft / 39 m
Coordinates 56°02′27″N 003°20′57″W / 56.04083°N 3.34917°W / 56.04083; -3.34917Coordinates: 56°02′27″N 003°20′57″W / 56.04083°N 3.34917°W / 56.04083; -3.34917
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RNAY Donibristle

Location in Fife

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RNAS Donibristle is a former Fleet Air Arm base located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Rosyth, Fife, Scotland and 8.7 miles (14.0 km) northwest of Edinburgh, Lothian.

From 1918 to 1939 the station was called RAF Donibristle.

History

The following units were posted here at some point:

Current use

The site is now a combination of Donibristle Industrial Park and Hillend Industrial Park.[4]

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