RAF Turnhouse

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RAF Turnhouse
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RAF Turnhouse
RAF Turnhouse (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 55°57′00″N003°22′21″W / 55.95000°N 3.37250°W / 55.95000; -3.37250
TypeSector Station
CodeTS [1]
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Fighter Command
Site history
Built1915 (1915) & 1939
In use1915-1996 (1996)
Battles/wars First World War
European theatre of World War II
Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation30 metres (98 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/311,796 metres (5,892 ft) Concrete [2]
08/26799 metres (2,621 ft) Concrete
00/00 Concrete

Royal Air Force Turnhouse, or more simply RAF Turnhouse, is a former Royal Air Force Sector Station located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is now Edinburgh Airport.

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History

A landing ground was first established at Turnhouse in 1915. The airfield was greatly expanded in the 1930s, with three concrete runways being laid in 1939/40. [3] RAF Turnhouse closed in 1996 and its remaining facilities were acquired by Edinburgh Airport. The following units were located at Turnhouse at various times: [4]

First World War
Squadrons
Units

Current use

The site is now used by Edinburgh Airport. [4]

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Citations

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  2. ↑ Laming, Tim (2000). UK airports and airfields: a spotter's guide. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publications. p. 78. ISBN   1853109789.
  3. ↑ Smith, David John (1989). Action stations. 7: Military airfields of Scotland, the North-East and Northern Ireland / David John Smith [Bearb.] (2. ed.). Cambridge: Stephens. p. 211. ISBN   1852603097.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Turnhouse (Edinburgh)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 49.
  6. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 163.
  7. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 71.
  8. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 179.
  9. 1 2 Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 182.
  10. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 242.
  11. 1 2 Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 184.
  12. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 175.
  13. 1 2 Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 322.
  14. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 323.
  15. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 169.
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  19. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 307.
  20. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 120.
  21. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 226.
  22. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 228.
  23. 1 2 Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 270.

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