RAF Banff

RAF Banff
RAF Banff;
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Boyndie, Aberdeenshire
Built	1943
In use	1943-1946
Elevation AMSL	279 ft / 85 m
Coordinates	57°40′00″N 002°38′24″W / 57.6666667°N 2.64°WCoordinates: 57°40′00″N 002°38′24″W / 57.6666667°N 2.64°W
Map
	RAF Banff Location in Aberdeenshire
Runways

RAF Banff is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) west of Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and 14.28 miles (22.98 km) northeast of Keith, Moray .

History[]

The following units were posted here at some point:

No. 14 Squadron RAF.^[1]
No. 65 Squadron RAF.^[2]
No. 143 Squadron RAF.^[3]
No. 144 Squadron RAF.^[3]
No. 235 Squadron RAF.^[4]
No. 248 Squadron RAF.^[5]
No. 279 Squadron RAF.^[6]
No. 281 Squadron RAF.^[6]
No. 333 Squadron RAF.^[7]
No. 334 Squadron RAF.^[7]
No. 404 Squadron RAF.^[8]
No. 489 Squadron RAF.^[9]
No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit.^[10]
No. 1512 Blind Approach Training Flight.^[10]
Aberdeen UAS.^[10]

Current use[]

The site is now Boyndie Wind Farm.^[10]

References[]

Citations[]

↑ Jefford 1988, p. 28.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Jefford 1988, p. 61.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Jefford 1988, p. 83.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 89.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 "Banff (Boyndie)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/banff-boyndie. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

Bibliography[]

Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

External links[]

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The original article can be found at RAF Banff and the edit history here.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198828-1] Jefford 1988, p. 28.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198845-2] Jefford 1988, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198861-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Jefford 1988, p. 61.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198875-4] Jefford 1988, p. 75.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198878-5] Jefford 1988, p. 78.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198883-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Jefford 1988, p. 83.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198887-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Jefford 1988, p. 87.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198889-8] Jefford 1988, p. 89.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198894-9] Jefford 1988, p. 94.

[ABCT-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 "Banff (Boyndie)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/banff-boyndie. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

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