RAF Forres
57°35′53″N 3°38′32″W / 57.59806°N 3.64222°W / 57.59806; -3.64222Type Satellite station Site information Owner Air Ministry Operator Royal Air Force Controlled by RAF Bomber Command
* No. 6 (T) Group RAF
* No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF Site history Built 1939 (1939)/40 In use April 1940 - October 1944 (1944)[1] Battles/wars European theatre of World War II Airfield information Elevation 15 metres (49 ft)[1] AMSL
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* No. 6 (T) Group RAF
* No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF
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Royal Air Force Forres or more simply RAF Forres is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Forres, Moray, Scotland. The station was controlled by RAF Lossiemouth.
The following units were here at some point:[2]
- Satellite airfield of No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF (21 January 1941 - 22 October 1944)[3]
- Relief Landing Ground of No. 19 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (25 May 1943 - 20 November 1943)[4]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 96.
- ^ "Forres". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 237.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 43.
Bibliography
- Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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