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RAF Banff

Coordinates: 57°40′00″N 002°38′24″W / 57.66667°N 2.64000°W / 57.66667; -2.64000
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RAF Banff

Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
StandortBoyndie, Aberdeenshire
Built1943 (1943)
In use1943-1946 (1946)
Elevation AMSL279 ft / 85 m
Coordinates57°40′00″N 002°38′24″W / 57.66667°N 2.64000°W / 57.66667; -2.64000
Map
RAF Banff is located in Aberdeenshire
RAF Banff
RAF Banff
Location in Aberdeenshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/00 0 0 Asphalt
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RAF Banff is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) west of Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and 14.28 miles (22.98 km) northeast of Keith, Moray .

History

The following units were posted here at some point:

Current use

The site is now Boyndie Wind Farm.[10]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 28.
  2. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  3. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
  6. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  7. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  8. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 89.
  9. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  10. ^ a b c d "Banff (Boyndie)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

Bibliography

  • Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr 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.