RAF Brackla

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RAF Brackla
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Cawdor, Highland in Scotland
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RAF Brackla
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RAF Brackla
RAF Brackla (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 57°32′31″N3°54′36″W / 57.54194°N 3.91000°W / 57.54194; -3.91000 Coordinates: 57°32′31″N3°54′36″W / 57.54194°N 3.91000°W / 57.54194; -3.91000
TypeSatellite station
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1941-1947 (1947)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II

Royal Air Force Brackla or more simply RAF Brackla is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Scotland.

Contents

History

The following units were here at some point: [1]

Current use

The site is now used as farmland. [1]

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Brackla". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 57.
  3. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 88.
  4. 1 2 Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 43.
  5. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 237.
  6. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.

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