Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

RAF Fraserburgh

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Controlled by
  
Royal Air Force

Battles/wars
  
Second World War

Owner
  
Air Ministry

In use
  
1941-1945 (1945)

Year built
  
1940

RAF Fraserburgh

Type
  
Royal Air Force station

Royal Air Force Station Fraserburgh, or more simply RAF Fraserburgh, is a former Royal Air Force 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.

Contents

History

The following units were based at Fraserburgh at some point:

  • No. 8 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit.
  • No. 279 Squadron RAF.
  • 838 Naval Air Squadron.

    • 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.

    References

    RAF Fraserburgh Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA