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==Current use==
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 07:03, 14 January 2022

RAF Banff
Boyndie, Aberdeenshire in Scotland
RAF Banff is located in Aberdeenshire
RAF Banff
RAF Banff
Shown within Aberdeenshire
Coordinates57°40′00″N 002°38′24″W / 57.66667°N 2.64000°W / 57.66667; -2.64000
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Flying Training Command
RAF Coastal Command
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1943-1946 (1946)
Battles/warsSecond World War
Airfield information
Elevation85 metres (279 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Asphalt
00/00  Asphalt
00/00  Asphalt

Royal Air Force Banff or more simply RAF Banff is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6 km) west of Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Keith, Moray.

History

The airfield was sited on land belonging to the Earls of Seafield since the 16th century. Construction of the airfield began in the middle of 1942. After it was turned down by RAF Bomber Command, it was officially opened in April 1943 as an airfield for the use of No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF of RAF Flying Training Command. This unit used the airfield until August 1944, when it was disbanded and the airfield was handed over to RAF Coastal Command.[1]

The following units were posted here at some point:

Current use

The site is now Boyndie Wind Farm.[10] A grass runway has been established at the Eastern end, operating as Boyndie Airstrip.[12]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ D., Bird, Andrew (2003). A separate little war : the Banff Coastal Command Strike Wing versus the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, September 1944 to May 1945. London: Grub Street. pp. 14–17. ISBN 1904010431. OCLC 62087312.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 28.
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  4. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
  7. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  8. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  9. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Banff (Boyndie)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  11. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 89.
  12. ^ "PPRuNe Forums" (PDF).

Bibliography

  • 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.
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