RAF Kinnell

RAF Kinnell
Friockheim, Angus in Scotland
Site information
Type	Royal Air Force satellite station
Code	KL [1]
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command 1942-44 * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF RAF Flying Training Command 1944-45 RAF Maintenance Command 1945
Location
RAF Kinnell Shown within Angus Show map of Angus RAF Kinnell RAF Kinnell (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	56°38′55″N002°38′14″W / 56.64861°N 2.63722°W / 56.64861; -2.63722
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)/42
In use	1942-1945 (1945)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	46 metres (151 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Asphalt 00/00  Asphalt

Royal Air Force Kinnell or more simply RAF Kinnell is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near to Friockheim, Angus, Scotland.

History

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

• Satellite of No. 1 Combat Training Wing RAF (1943-44) ^[3]
• Satellite of No. 1 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF (January - July 1944) ^[4]
• Satellite of No. 2 Flying Instructors School (Advanced) RAF (September 1944 - July 1945) ^[5]
• Relief Landing Ground of No. 9 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (September 1944) ^[6]
• Satellite of No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF (MU) (August 1945 - ?) ^[7]
• Satellite of No. 56 Operational Training Unit RAF (March 1942 - October 1943) ^[8]
• Satellite of No. 260 MU RAF (November 1945 - ?) ^[9]

Current use

The site is now used as farmland. ^[2]

References

Citations

1. Falconer 2012, p. 122.
2. "Kinnell". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 23 April 2022.
3. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 95.
4. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 287.
5. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 150.
6. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 42.
7. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.
8. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 241.
9. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 216.

Bibliography

• Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   978-1-85780-349-5.
• Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN   0-85130-252-1.