| RAF Fraserburgh RAF Inverallochy  | |||||||||||
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| Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire in Scotland | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 13 Group RAF 1941-42 RAF Coastal Command * No. 18 Group RAF 1942-43 & 1944-45 RAF Flying Training Command * No. 21 Group RAF 1943-44 | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
RAF Fraserburgh Shown within Aberdeenshire Show map of AberdeenshireRAF Fraserburgh RAF Fraserburgh (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°40′05″N 1°56′04″W / 57.66806°N 1.93444°W / 57.66806; -1.93444 | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940 (1940)/41 | ||||||||||
| In use | December 1941 – June 19451 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 16 metres (52 ft)1 AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Fraserburgh, or more simply RAF Fraserburgh, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south east of Fraserburgh and 12.3 miles (19.8 km) north west of Peterhead.
History
The following units were based at Fraserburgh at some point:
- No. 8 Operational Training Unit RAF (May 1942 – February 1943)2
- Relief Landing Ground of No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (May 1943 – September 1944)3
- No. 279 Squadron RAF4
- No. 281 Squadron RAF5
- 823 Naval Air Squadron5
- 838 Naval Air Squadron5
- 883 Naval Air Squadron5
- No. 2792 Squadron RAF Regiment5
- No. 2807 Squadron RAF Regiment5
- No. 2848 Squadron RAF Regiment5
Cairnbulg Castle was used as the Officers' Mess. The domestic sites were situated either side of the B9033 road, between the Castle and the airfield, and known as Inverallochy RAF Camp and Tershinty RAF Camp.
Current use
The north and north western sides have been taken over by housing, and the rest of the site is used for farming.5
References
References
Citations
- Falconer 2012, p. 96.
- Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997.
- Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 43.
- Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- "Fraserburgh (Inverallochy)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
Bibliography
- Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Jefford, 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.
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.