RAF Castle Kennedy

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RAF Castle Kennedy
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Castle Kennedy, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland
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RAF Castle Kennedy
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RAF Castle Kennedy
RAF Castle Kennedy (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 54°53′52″N4°56′06″W / 54.89778°N 4.93500°W / 54.89778; -4.93500 Coordinates: 54°53′52″N4°56′06″W / 54.89778°N 4.93500°W / 54.89778; -4.93500
TypeSatellite station
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1940 (1940)/41
In useJuly 1941 - 15 November 1957 (1957)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00 Concrete
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Royal Air Force Castle Kennedy or more simply RAF Castle Kennedy is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Castle Kennedy, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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

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References

Citations

  1. "Castle Kennedy (Lochinch) (Stranraer)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 293.
  3. 1 2 Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 57.
  4. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 155.
  5. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.
  6. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 88.

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