RAF Castle Kennedy
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| RAF Castle Kennedy | |||||||||
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| Castle Kennedy, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland | |||||||||
RAF Castle Kennedy is located in Dumfries and Galloway RAF Castle Kennedy Shown within Dumfries and Galloway RAF Castle Kennedy is located in the United Kingdom RAF Castle Kennedy RAF Castle Kennedy (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°53′52″N 4°56′06″W / 54.89778°N 4.93500°W | ||||||||
| Type | Satellite station | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940/41 | ||||||||
| In use | July 1941 - 15 November 1957 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
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Royal Air Force Castle Kennedy, or more simply RAF Castle Kennedy, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Castle Kennedy, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 2 Squadron RAF
- No. 2 Torpedo Training Unit RAF (December 1942 - September 1943)[2]
- No. 3 Air Gunners School RAF (April - December 1942 & November 1943 - June 1945[3]
- No. 10 Air Gunners School RAF (July - December 1941)[3]
- Detachment of No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF (November - December 1944)[4]
- No. 104 Storage Sub Unit of No. 57 Maintenance Unit RAF (July 1945 - September 1947)[5]
- No. 2799 Squadron RAF Regiment
- Central Gunnery School RAF (June - December 1941)[6]
References
Citations
- ↑ "Castle Kennedy (Lochinch) (Stranraer)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 293.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 57.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 155.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 88.
Bibliography
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
