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Controlled by
  
Royal Air Force

Battles/wars
  
Second World War

Owner
  
Air Ministry

In use
  
1940-1945 (1945)

Year built
  
1940

Garrison
  
RAF Fighter Command

RAF Dundonald

Type
  
Royal Air Force station

Royal Air Force station Dundonald or more simply RAF Dundonald is a former Royal Air Force station located in Ayrshire, Scotland, some miles inland from the coastal town of Troon.

Contents

It was used by 516 Squadron during the Second World War for training with commando and assault troops.

Units

  • No. 2 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School.
  • No. 26 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 63 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 268 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 414 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 516 Squadron RAF (formerly 1441 Flight).
  • 808 Naval Air Squadron.
  • 879 Naval Air Squadron.
  • 885 Naval Air Squadron.
  • 886 Naval Air Squadron.
  • 897 Naval Air Squadron.
  • No. 1441 (Combined Operations Development) Flight.

    • Current use

    The former site of the Dundonald aerodrome is now an industrial estate named Olympic Business Park. A building that looks very much like a hangar still exists on the site.

    References

    RAF Dundonald Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA