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.
| RAF Fraserburgh RAF Inverallochy  | |||||||||||
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| Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire in Scotland | |||||||||||
  RAF Fraserburgh Shown within Aberdeenshire  RAF Fraserburgh RAF Fraserburgh (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°40′05″N 1°56′04″W / 57.66806°N 1.93444°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940/41 | ||||||||||
| In use | December 1941 – June 1945[1] | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 16 metres (52 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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History edit
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 RAF[4]
- No. 281 Squadron RAF[5]
- 823 Naval Air Squadron[5]
- 838 Naval Air Squadron[5]
- 883 Naval Air Squadron[5]
- No. 2792 Squadron RAF Regiment[5]
- No. 2807 Squadron RAF Regiment[5]
- No. 2848 Squadron RAF Regiment[5]
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 edit
The north and north western sides have been taken over by housing, and the rest of the site is used for farming.[5]
See also edit
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 96.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 43.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Fraserburgh (Inverallochy)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
Bibliography edit
- 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.