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RAF Macmerry

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Airport type
  
Military

In use
  
1934-1953 (1953)

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0

Owner
  
Air Ministry

Location
  
Macmerry, East Lothian

Elevation AMSL
  
272 ft / 83 m

Year built
  
1934

RAF Macmerry

Operator
  
Royal Air Force Royal Navy

Raf macmerry


RAF Macmerry is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland and 11.4 miles (18.3 km) east of Edinburgh, Inverness-shire.

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It has also been called RNAS Macmerry (when used by the Royal Navy) and unofficially RAF Tranent and RAF Penston during its life.

History

  • No. 13 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 63 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 225 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 607 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 614 Squadron RAF.
  • 740 Naval Air Squadron.
  • No. 58 Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU).
  • No. 132 (Coastal) OTU.
  • No. 3 Elementary Gliding School.
  • No. 3 Gliding School.
  • No. 1497 (TT) Flight.
  • Edinburgh Flying Club.

    • Current use

    The site is now mainly used for farming.

    References

    RAF Macmerry Wikipedia
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