RAF Forres

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RAF Forres
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Forres, Moray in Scotland
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RAF Forres
Shown within Moray
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RAF Forres
RAF Forres (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 57°35′53″N3°38′32″W / 57.59806°N 3.64222°W / 57.59806; -3.64222
Type Royal Air Force satellite station
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Bomber Command
* No. 6 (T) Group RAF
* No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF
Site history
Built1939 (1939)/40
In useApril 1940 - October 1944 (1944) [1]
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation15 metres (49 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
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Royal Air Force Forres or more simply RAF Forres is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located between Mundole Estate and Forres, Moray, Scotland. The station was controlled by RAF Lossiemouth.

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RAF Forres also had a training strip located between the River Findhorn and Mundole Estate. The training strip is still visible from satellite imagery, and a hangar from the original strip still remains standing.

The following units were here at some point: [2]

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 96.
  2. ↑ "Forres". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 237.
  4. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 43.

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