Royal Air Force Kinnell or more simply RAF Kinnell is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near to Friockheim, Angus, Scotland.
RAF Kinnell | |||||||||
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| Friockheim, Angus in Scotland | |||||||||
  RAF Kinnell Shown within Angus  RAF Kinnell RAF Kinnell (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°38′55″N 002°38′14″W / 56.64861°N 2.63722°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||
| Code | KL[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||
| In use | 1942-1945 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 46 metres (151 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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History
editThe 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
editThe site is now used as farmland.[2]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 122.
- ^ a b "Kinnell". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 95.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 287.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 150.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 42.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 241.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 216.
Bibliography
edit- 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.